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Waterlogging in the garden after heavy rain: cause and solution

After heavy rain, your garden floods. Learn how compacted soil, poor drainage and a badly built terrace cause waterlogging, and how to fix it yourself.

8 min

Romantic tea corner under pergola with blooming roses and lavender where you want to keep mosquitoes at bay without spray

Inspiration

How to reduce mosquitoes in your garden without spray

You reduce mosquitoes in your garden by removing standing water, attracting bats and dragonflies and using a simple fan, without any chemical spray.

7 min

Green courgette fruit cross-section with bitter core

Planting

Bitter courgette: cause and prevention

Your courgette tastes bitter and inedible. This is cucurbitacin production from stress. Learn why and how to prevent.

8 min

Lush rain garden with irises, grasses and water after a downpour

Plant Combinations

Rain garden planting: smart combinations for water buffer gardens

Discover which plants thrive in a rain garden or swale. Combinations that handle both drought and temporary flooding.

5 min

Drainage pipe in a dug trench surrounded by gravel

Garden Construction

Garden drainage: how to prevent waterlogging

Prevent waterlogging with proper garden drainage. Guide to drainage pipes, soakaways, French drains and when you really need them.

4 min

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