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These are the flowering plants to grow for privacy that will provide a natural screen full of colour – and transform an overlooked garden into a private retreat

Transform an overlooked garden into a private retreat

Ideal Home · Apr 3

5 things that people with healthy air quality always have in their homes – clever (and affordable) ways to keep nasty pollutants out of the house

The pollutant-busters you need for a healthy home

Ideal Home · Apr 2

These 7 shade-loving perennials will instantly lift a dull, dark garden – they'll create a colourful haven where nothing else will grow

Liven up your garden's light-starved spaces with these shade-loving plants

Ideal Home · Mar 31

I'm beating weeds to it by adding this flowering ground cover plant to my borders now – experts say it's so effective at stopping them in their tracks

It's practical and pretty

Ideal Home · Mar 1

5 bedding plants to plant now to give your garden an instant pop of colour, according to garden experts

It's not too early for a garden full of colour

Ideal Home · Feb 28

Your birth month has a specific flower – this is the meaning behind yours, and the best varieties to add to your garden

Birth flowers are enjoying a quiet revival right now. Here's what you need to know about yours...

Ideal Home · Feb 26

This seed snail hack will maximise your windowsill’s growing potential – it's perfect for sowing sweet peas in small spaces

It's perfect for sowing sweet peas in small spaces

Ideal Home · Feb 18

I’m getting a head start on summer and planting these 7 bulbs in February for guaranteed colour later in the year

Now is the perfect time to be planting these summer-flowering bulbs

Ideal Home · Feb 17

Sow these flower seeds in February for months of bright, beautiful blooms from early spring onwards

Get ahead of the game by sowing these flower seeds now and fill your garden with colourful and longer-flowering blooms early on in the season

Ideal Home · Feb 6

12 jobs to do in the garden in February that guarantee a healthy, productive and thriving garden for 2026

Planting, pruning and maintenance tasks

Ideal Home · Feb 4