I recommend planting several abelia shrubs within 3 feet of each other that will eventually form a continuous hedge. With a small amount of patience and occasional pruning, gardeners will quickly ...

Planting a diversity of shrubs, climbers and small trees, he adds, can help boost biodiversity. October to April is prime planting time, so have your spade at the ready. Urban gardens and balconies ...

If you need a low-growing, formal hedge to edge the beds in an ornamental vegetable garden or a short hedge to flank the edges of a path, then box is the sophisticated choice. Box cuttings taken ...

insects and small mammals you'll notice in the garden. You'll be rewarded in no time as you start to see the different mammal and invertebrate species that your hedge supports. Birds will be ...