Read the basics in how to garden from choosing plants with punch, growing fruits and vegetables and learning essential gardening skills.
There are potential risks when gardening, but planning your tasks, using the correct tools for the job and keeping machinery and tools well maintained are all steps you can take to keep safe.
Our experts have put together a number of advice pages to help you get started in the vegetable garden. Mulching vegetable gardens. Watering vegetables. Seed-sowing techniques. Soil preparation. Positioning vegetables. Planning a vegetable garden.
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Need some help and advice about your garden? Search the advice from RHS to find out everything from growing your own plants, fruit & veg to winter pruning.
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Expert tips, advice, profiles and videos from the RHS on how to grow your own fruit, vegetables and herbs at home, on the allotment or in containers.
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Expert tips, advice, profiles and videos from the RHS on how to grow your own fruit, vegetables and herbs at home, on the allotment or in containers.