Getting your garden ready for spring
With a new year, comes 12 months full of fresh gardening possibilities and now’s the best time to get perfecting those outdoor spaces ready.
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First spring feed and cut
As we step into the season of growth, our gardens will continue to thrive with the right upkeep and care through spring...
Peat free myths busted!
The ban stopping the sale of bagged peat for the home gardener will mean that everyone will have to be gardening peat...
What to do in your garden in March
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Winter vegetable recipes
From chunky soups to winter salads, there are so many ways to use winter vegetables. Including yummy creamy pumpkin...
Which fruit and vegetables can I grow in the shade?
Unless you live in the desert there’s quite a high chance that your garden, patio or even allotment has some shade. It...
How to create colourful patio planters quickly and easily
It’s easy to create cascades of colour to brighten up the drabbest corners.
How to create some more garden space - upwards!
Outside space is precious to everyone, but all too often we don’t have enough, or what we do have is overrun by kids...
Where to plant fruit and vegetables in the garden
Fresh fruit and vegetables picked straight from the garden have a flavour second to none. Every small garden or patio...
Oranges are not the only fruit
When you think of citrus fruit, oranges and lemons immediately spring to mind. But it’s possible to grow much more than...
Thanksgiving dinner: the way the pilgrims did it
Thanksgiving dinner, the way the Pilgrims did it compared to today has a great deal of similarities.
Tomato blight
Blight is a serious disease of potatoes and tomatoes, which can completely destroy the crop or make it inedible.
Clearing autumn leaves and putting them to good use
With the arrival of autumn comes a task that’s the bane of the season for many gardeners.
How to grow pumpkins for Halloween
When Halloween comes, most you may be heading out at the last minute seeking a pumpkin or two, only to find that they...
Carrots (Daucus carota)
Carrots are relatively easy to grow and can be sown regularly throughout the season for an abundance of carrot crops...