r/GardeningUK is a subreddit with 259k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, plants, struggling plants, tree, and garden, 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
: "Help! Digging in compacted soil. Petrol auger not working. Is this a hopeless effort?"
20 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What’s wrong with my apple trees and how do I fix?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Gardening is one of my few distractions in a world that feels increasingly difficult to live in"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/GardeningUK
#1
Struggling
30 posts
#2
Plants
27 posts
#3
Struggling Plants
17 posts
#4
Tree
12 posts
#5
Garden
10 posts
#6
Hate
7 posts
#7
Flowers
6 posts
#8
Trees
5 posts
#9
Advice
: "Advice needed"
4 posts
#10
Looking For A Plant
3 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
New Gardener SOS
: "Can someone tell me what this is please? I've not seen this before. I've forgotten what the blue bits are."
44 posts
#2
Showing Off
: "Newbie gardener"
34 posts
#3
New Garden
: "New Build Garden"
30 posts
#4
Wildlife
: "Couldn't figure out why so little water was coming out of my watering can."
24 posts
#5
Tree Care
: "He has arrived! Didn't seem this big in the garden centre! To trim or not to trim?"
17 posts
#6
Food Plants
: "I have some pretty large raspberries this year!"
17 posts
#7
Ornamentals
: "Should I deadhead all of these lavender flowers?"
6 posts
#8
Community Meta
: "Are you watering your borders?"
5 posts
#9
Sowing & Spring Prep
: "My first time growing cosmos and I absolutely love them. The stems are so thick on some!"
4 posts
#10
Pictures Of Someone Else's Garden
: "Found a dahlia garden"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/GardeningUK
Yearly
+52k members(25.1%)
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Last updated: August 4, 2026