Today we have started a new section aimed at providing horticultural businesses with advice on a range of subjects such as internet marketing and funding. The first two articles are on Invoice Discounting and Factoring for horticultural businesses. Over the next few weeks we will be adding additional articles and services More

Summer is well under way and it’s time to consider sowing a number of early summer vegetable crops. Get all the information you need by following our vegetable calendar and crop guides. New additions to the guide include -

Kohi Rabi

Swiss chard

Florence fennel

chicory

Although not strictly gardening books the Philips guides are a useful source of information to all gardeners. The GardenAdvice team have just finished reviewing the Philips guide to wildflowers and the Philips guide to birds. Both guide books are very useful in the identification of wildflowers and birds in the garden and will make a welcome addition to any gardener’s library. To read the full reviews follow the links in our gardening books review section

Until the end of July anyone who signs up for the GardenAdvice MyGardenTeam offer will be sent a Hamlyn book called Bug slugs and other invaders. It’s a very small book with loads of great information on how to control a number of garden pests, from aphids to cats, organically.

The aim of the MyGardenTeam service is to provide you with your own on line gardening expert in the form of a GardenAdvice gardener, to help you plan a year’s gardening with lots of back up with advice, online calendars, useful contacts and in garden assistance if you need it. More