The idea is simple: when you place crushed eggshells on the ground, the theory goes, it makes an uncomfortable carpet for ...

Christopher Terrell Nield, a chemist at Nottingham Trent University, has warned that gardens could soon be overrun with slugs ...

However, gardening specialists say there is a natural way to discourage them without using chemical pellets – planting garlic ...

Cut back your tired Boston fern in March with a simple division technique that encourages bushier fronds and fresh, dense growth right through spring.

British gardeners are turning to sheep wool in the garden this spring, cutting slug damage and fertiliser costs while feeding plants for months.

There are numerous natural ways to go about it without hurting them ...

For years now, UK gardeners have been discouraged from using slug pellets, which can harm wildlife, in their gardens. After all, only about nine of the 44 species in the UK actually eat your veggies.

Christopher Terrell Nield does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

An expert has warned 2026 could see another 'slugageddon' on the same scale as was suffered in 2024. Two years ago, vast numbers of slugs destroyed plants and crops across the country. Now, warm wet ...