Gardening How-Tos
How To: Grow potatoes in a bin
Monty Don shows how to get around the problem of limited space in the garden, by growing your own potatoes in a dustbin.
How To: Grow salad lettuce from seeds
Salad leaves can be grown on a cut-and-come-again basis; harvesting the larger leaves by cutting them, allowing the smaller leaves to grow for a second crop. If you make successional sowings of seeds every three weeks, you will have a constant supply of salad throughout the year. You can sow seeds indoors from March, but from late-May you should be able to sow seeds directly into pots outside.
How To: Grow tomatoes in grow bags and beds
Sarah Raven plants four varieties of tomato in a bed in the Berryfields greenhouse, explaining how to stake and pinch out sideshoots from plants.
How To: Grow tomatoes in a pots and grow bags
Monty Don demonstrates how to plant tomatoes in grow bags and pots in the greenhouse at Berryfields, including advice on getting the most from grow bags, and when to put tomato plants outside.
How To: Hand pollinate hellebores
Carol Klein explains how to hand-pollinate hellebores and guides you through the process, offering practical tips and advice.
How To: Harvest carrots effectively
Monty Don demonstrates the most effective method for harvesting carrots, with advice on companion planting and deterring carrot root fly.
How To: Harvest garlic
Monty Don demonstrates how to lift garlic without damaging the bulbs, offering tips for drying and storing.
How To: Pick tulips
Sarah Raven demonstrates the most effective method for picking tulips from the garden to ensure the best display indoors, without inhibiting next year's growth.
How To: Make bamboo plant supports
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How To: Plant a bare root plant
Sarah Raven demonstrates how to plant a bare-root tree or shrub in a pot, before planting out in its permanent border position.
How To: Start seeds for planting
Learn how to start seeds for planting. Start your own seeds to save money, grow different plant varieties, and extend your growing season.
How To: Grow plants with a homemade hydroponics system
This is Hydroponics: At Home for Beginners.
How To: Plant grass seed
Turn a patch of dirt into a gorgeous green lawn by planting the seeds correctly. Learn how to plant grass seed with this how to video.
How To: Plant a vegetable garden
Grow some of your own food by starting a vegetable garden. You'll eat better and save money. You Will Need
How To: Grow an herb garden indoors
There's nothing nicer than being able to pluck fresh herbs from your own little garden – especially when that garden is right in your home! Learn how to grown an herb garden indoors with this how to video.
How To: Grow tomatoes in your garden
There's nothing tastier than a fresh-picked tomato. Enjoy a bumper crop this year with these tips. Learn how to grow tomatoes in your garden with this Howcast video guide.
How To: Grow your own pineapple at home
Growing a pineapple doesn’t take a lot of skill, but it does take a lot of patience—two to three years worth, to be exact. Learn how to grow your own pineapple at home with this video guide.
How To: Plant train and prune passion flowers in a garden
Follow Joe Swift's video guide to planting, training and pruning passion flowers. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Plant train and prune passion flowers in a garden.
How To: Plant rambling roses beneath trees
Chris Beardshaw demonstrates how to plant a rambling rose, offering tips on how to select the perfect rose, pruning and training.
How To: Plant a rose to avoid root rock and sucker growth
Sarah Raven demonstrates the best method for planting a rose to avoid root rock and sucker growth. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Plant a rose to avoid root rock and sucker growth.
How To: Plant tree ferns
Follow Monty and Joe's simple step-by-step video advice to planting up the tree fern, Dicksonia Antarctica.
How To: Plant a ceanothis flower
Monty Don plants up a ceonuthus, sharing his tips for good drainage and adding extra energy for the plant roots.
How To: Plant dahlia tubers in tray gardens
Sarah Raven demonstrates how to plant up dahlia tubers in trays indoors, to ensure a greater number of cuttings in summer.
How To: Plant herbs into a window box
Carol Klein demonstrates how to plant culinary herbs in a window box, with tips on what to plant, drainage, and companion plants to keep garden pests at bay.
How To: Plant up a traditional hanging basket
Create impact with your hanging baskets by following Rachel de Thame's comprehensive guide to planting up a traditional hanging basket, with advice on choosing and lining your container and tips on selecting and positioning your plants.
How To: Plant up an ornamental flower container
Monty Don demonstrates how to plant up and age a stone container to create a formal garden display. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Plant up an ornamental flower container.
How To: Plant out leeks in a container garden
Monty Don demonstrates how to plant out leeks without damaging their roots, offering advice on planting depths and watering frequency.
How To: Plant shallots in a container garden
Monty Don demonstrates how to plant heritage variety shallots in a container, offering advice on drainage and planting depths.
How To: Prune and propogate dogwood trees
Joe Swift demonstrates how to prune and take hardwood cuttings from dogwoods. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Prune and propogate dogwood trees.
How To: Prune honeysuckle plants in the garden
Joe Swift demonstrates how to prune back honeysuckle, in the cottage garden at Berryfields. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Prune honeysuckle plants in the garden.
How To: Prune a shrub roses
Follow Monty Don's video advice on pruning shrub roses, including techniques that will keep fungal infection and viruses at bay, while encouraging flowering stems.
How To: Prune a viburnum plant, remove sideshoots
Chris Beardshaw demonstrates how to prune an old viburnum, removing sideshoots and woody growth to reinvigorate the plant and encourage flowering.
How To: Repot a jasmine plant
Monty Don offers video guidance on repotting a star jasmine, with advice on retaining moisture and limiting root disturbance.
How To: Rotate vegetable crops in your garden
Discover the theory behind crop rotation, with Monty's back-to-basics video advice to giving optimum growing conditions for vegetable groups such as potatoes, legumes (beans, peas etc), brassicas (cabbages, cauliflowers, radishes), root vegetables (carrots, parsnips).
How To: Sow sweet peas from seed
Learn how to grow sweet pea plants from seed with Monty Don's step-by-step video advice. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Sow sweet peas from seed.
How To: Sow tomato seeds in coir pellets
Sarah Raven offers advice on which tomato varieties to grow, and demonstrates how to sow tomato seeds in coir pellets.
How To: Attract hummingbirds to your yard
Hummingbirds are just as pretty as flowers—and a lot more interesting to watch. Here’s how to bring these tiny miracles within view.
How To: Tap a maple tree to make maple syrup
Check out this video tutorial to learn how to tap a maple tree from seventh generation maple farmer Arnold Coombs, from Coombs Family Farms. It will explain what you'll need and how easy it is to begin making your own delicious pure maple syrup, the small family farm way.
How To: Attract birds and butterflies to your backyard
Food, water, and shelter—that’s all butterflies and birds need to consider your backyard a home. And the great thing is that what attracts them will beautify your yard as well!
How To: Plant blueberries in a container
Dave Wilson Nurseries, Ed Laivo shares ideas for growing blueberries in containers. You will need 1/3 acid based potting soil plus 1/3 peat moss plus 1/3 medium sized bark. For the best results, containerize your blueberry plants. We show you the proven way to do it.