Gardening expert reveals how you can get the most out of your backyard while in isolation

A TV presenter and gardening expert has shared an incredibly low-maintenance backyard makeover, and detailed exactly how you can landscape your own while in isolation.  Northcote Pottery ambassador Melissa King recently renovated first-time mum Natasha’s garden in Camberwell, Victoria, to suit her specific needs, as the new parent lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a condition that … Read more

Gardening centres could open almost immediately as industry faces £1.6 billion loss

Britain’s garden centres could reopen almost immediately – with strict social distancing rules – under proposals being considered by Ministers. Businesses have warned that £200 million-worth of seasonal plants will be destroyed if centres are forced to stay closed until June. That would mean an overall loss of £1.6 billion due to the lockdown, so … Read more

Growing food and gardening may just save your sanity during the coronavirus lockdown

Dig For Victory – so ran the famous wartime slogan, part of a campaign launched by the Government in 1941. ‘Your Garden Counts More Than Ever!’ In a time of strict rationing at the height of the Second World War, with food imports disrupted by German U-boats, gardening – arguably Britain’s favourite pastime – became … Read more

‘GC gardening services!’ Gemma Collins mows the lawn in a glamorous kimono and sunglasses

She recently admitted that she is finding lockdown ‘pretty claustrophobic’. Yet Gemma Collins appeared to be making the most of quarantine on Thursday as she shared an Instagram video of herself mowing the lawn. The TOWIE star, 39, cut a glamorous figure in a Versace-inspired kimono, oversized black sunglasses and a red baseball cap. ‘GC gardening … Read more