r/GardeningUK is a subreddit with 248k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses garden, plants, help, plant, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review plant app, cordless tools, and plants.
GardeningUK is a subreddit for the discussion of gardens, gardening, tips, advice and successes with other gardeners here in the UK.
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Popular Themes in r/GardeningUK
#1
Advice Requests
: "What tall fast growing evergreen or perennial can I grow here to distract from the flag?"
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "3 years later - did I mention how much I dislike lawns lol"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Wildlife friendly patio cleaning stuff?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/GardeningUK
#1
Garden
: "Suffolk Garden"
84 posts
#2
Plants
: "Advice on how to care for these Plants"
61 posts
#3
Help
: "Help my lawn is doomed"
42 posts
#4
Plant
: "I know it's not strictly gardening, but I've been seeing sparrows & black birds bath in my waterfall, so thought I'd set up a camera."
39 posts
#5
Struggling
37 posts
#6
Gardening
: "My roses after two years of TLC"
28 posts
#7
Flowers
: "I’m just sitting watching Flowers in the rain"
28 posts
#8
Tree
: "Beloved Tree has fallen down ðŸ˜"
24 posts
#9
Lawn
: "Rate my Lawn..."
22 posts
#10
Rose
: "My mum’s Rose bush ✨"
20 posts
Products Discussed in r/GardeningUK
Plant App
30 reviews
#1
PictureThis
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#2
Google Lens
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#3
Seek
4.6★ from 5 reviews
Cordless Tools
27 reviews
#1
Ryobi
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#2
DeWalt
3.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Husqvarna
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Plants
13 reviews
#1
Rosemary
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Euonymus
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Wallflower
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/GardeningUK
#1
Showing Off
: "My Roses"
102 posts
#2
Wildlife
: "My Wildlife Garden"
32 posts
#3
New Garden
: "Inherited a new build garden with only roses. Dream of a cottage garden. All suggestions welcome!"
16 posts
#4
Tree Care
: "Beloved tree has fallen down ðŸ˜"
10 posts
#5
Lawn Care
: "Abysmal new build grass"
6 posts
#6
Decking, Paving and Structures
: "Update on my ugly fence"
6 posts
#7
Sowing & Spring Prep
: "Planting ideas : for depth . At end of garden."
6 posts
#8
Food Plants
: "First harvest"
6 posts
#9
Pictures Of Someone Else's Garden
: "My mums backgarden. Must be feeding these steroids."
4 posts
#10
Ornamentals
: "Someone pruned (destroyed) my honeysuckle this week, should I give up?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/GardeningUK
Yearly
+47k members(23.4%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026