These Terms of Use govern your use of My Gardening Journey and its content, features and comment functions. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
Last updated: 7 March 2026
1. About this website
My Gardening Journey is a gardening and self-sufficiency website operated from the United Kingdom. The site shares gardening, growing, seasonal, chicken-keeping and related lifestyle content for general information purposes.
If you need to contact us, please use our contact page:
2. Who these terms apply to
These terms apply to all visitors, readers, commenters and other users of the website.
3. Acceptable use
You agree to use this website lawfully and in a way that does not harm the site, its users, its operator or other third parties.
You must not:
- use the site for unlawful, fraudulent or harmful purposes;
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site, server, accounts or data;
- submit malicious code, malware, spam or harmful links;
- harass, abuse, threaten or impersonate other people;
- post unlawful, defamatory, hateful, obscene or privacy-invasive material;
- scrape, copy or systematically extract site content in a way that infringes rights or disrupts the service.
4. Comments and user-submitted content
Where comments are enabled, all comments are held for moderation before publication. Comments do not appear automatically.
By submitting a comment or other content to the site, you confirm that:
- you have the right to submit it;
- it is accurate to the best of your knowledge;
- it does not infringe any third-party rights;
- it does not contain unlawful, abusive, harmful, deceptive or private material that should not be shared publicly.
We may, at our discretion, review, refuse, remove, edit, moderate or disable comments or other user submissions at any time. We are not obliged to publish any submission.
Please also read our Online Safety and Community Standards page for more detail on moderation, reporting and complaints.
5. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the content on this website, including text, images, graphics, branding and site design elements, is owned by or licensed to My Gardening Journey and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may:
- view pages on the site for personal, non-commercial use;
- print or save extracts for personal reference only;
- link to public pages of the site, provided the link is lawful, fair and not misleading.
You must not, without prior written permission unless the law allows it:
- copy, republish or redistribute substantial parts of the site;
- reproduce articles, images or downloadable content for commercial use;
- remove copyright notices or attribution;
- present site content as your own.
6. Accuracy of information
We aim to keep information on the site helpful and reasonably accurate, but content is provided for general information only. Gardening, food growing, animal care, product suitability, laws, safety standards, prices and seasonal conditions can vary by location, time and circumstance.
You should use your own judgment and, where appropriate, seek specialist or professional advice before relying on information from this site.
7. No professional advice
Content on My Gardening Journey does not constitute legal, medical, veterinary, financial, professional horticultural or other regulated professional advice. Any actions you take based on the content are your responsibility.
8. Affiliate links, advertising and sponsored content
Some pages on this site may include affiliate links, product references, advertisements or other monetised content. This means we may earn a commission or other compensation if you click through or make a purchase, at no extra cost to you unless clearly stated otherwise.
Where content is promotional or monetised, we aim to identify this clearly. However, you remain responsible for checking product details, prices, suitability, guarantees and retailer terms before buying.
9. External links and third-party websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites, tools, shops, services or platforms. These are provided for convenience and information only.
We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their content, availability, privacy practices, security or terms. Accessing third-party sites is at your own risk.
10. Site availability
We do not guarantee that the website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted, secure or error-free. We may update, suspend, withdraw or change any part of the site without notice.
11. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, My Gardening Journey and its operator exclude liability for loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this website and its content.
This includes, without limitation:
- loss of data, profits, business, opportunity or goodwill;
- indirect or consequential loss;
- loss arising from inaccuracies, omissions, delays, downtime or third-party links;
- loss arising from user-submitted content or reliance on product or growing information.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited under applicable law.
12. Privacy and cookies
Your use of this website may also be subject to our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy, including information about comments, forms, analytics, email sign-up tools and similar features.
Where those pages are available, they should be read together with these Terms of Use.
13. Breach of these terms
If we reasonably believe you have breached these terms, we may take action including removing content, refusing publication of comments, restricting access, reporting relevant matters, or taking any other reasonable step to protect the site, its users or third parties.
14. Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page, and your continued use of the site after changes are posted will mean you accept the updated terms.
15. Governing law and jurisdiction
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute arising in connection with these terms or your use of the website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales, unless applicable consumer law provides otherwise.
16. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us via our contact page: