October things to do in the Garden
October is often a very balmy month and can often put July and August to shame. The days are much shorter… [more]
Growing Herbs
Growing all those fabulous Vegetables is only half the story; the next bit is cooking them into a delicious… [more]
Growing Sweet Peas for the joy of it
My first serious attempt at growing a ‘proper crop’ was Sweet Peas. I must have been about nine years… [more]
Growing Potatoes
The ‘Grow Your Own’ phenomenon that has sprung up among amateur Gardeners during the last few years… [more]
Making compost from Garden and Kitchen Waste
Composting Garden and Kitchen waste is one of those simple activities that has an enormous benefits in… [more]
Grow Your Own Bush Soft Fruit
Picking your own ‘Home grown’ fruit from the Garden is one of the most satisfying and fulfilling… [more]
Growing Tomatoes
The Tomato is the most popular of all edible crops grown by the British Gardener. The reason is probably… [more]
Grow Your Own Olive Tree
Growing Olive Trees in Britain. Olea Europaea The well known European Olive tree . Over the last… [more]
Vegetable Seeds
How to choose your Vegetable Seeds for Spring sowing. One of the most exciting and satisfying Gardening… [more]
Grow Your Own
Growing Herbs
Growing all those fabulous Vegetables is only half the story; the next … [Read More...]
Grow Your Own Olive Tree
Growing Olive Trees in Britain. Olea Europaea The well known … [Read More...]
How To
Growing Sweet Peas for the joy of it
My first serious attempt at growing a ‘proper crop’ was Sweet … [Read More...]
How to encourage wild birds into your garden
Your Garden is a ‘Living Thing’ that changes daily. Part of this … [Read More...]
How to Control Moles
It is always with a gasp and a grumbling mutter that we greet the … [Read More...]
How to Plant Trees
The question I am nearly always asked when some one buys a tree from … [Read More...]
Gardening Tips
Making compost from Garden and Kitchen Waste
Composting Garden and Kitchen waste is one of those simple activities that has an enormous benefits in all sorts of ways - a true ‘Win Win’ situation. By not adding our own Garden refuse and Kitchen waste to the bin collection we can hugely reduce landfill. Landfill creates greenhouse gases and contributes to global warming. By composting we can produce, with hardly any expense, a great soil … [Read More...]
Vegetable Seeds
How to choose your Vegetable Seeds for Spring sowing. One of the most exciting and satisfying Gardening Job in January is to trawl the seed catalogues and order you new Vegetable Seeds for the coming Gardening Season. You really do need a plan. Think of your Kitchen Garden or Allotment and decide how much room you are going to devote to each crop: potato, brassica, salad, root vegetable, tomato, … [Read More...]
Evergreen shrubs as hedging plants
Too often when we decide - or more usually when we don’t have a choice! - that we need to plant a hedge in the garden we tend to go for the more traditional hedging plants: Privet, Beech, Laurel, Holly etc. These plants are ideal for hedging and that is why they have been used so extensively used for this purpose; however there are other Evergreen Shrubs that you could use very successfully to … [Read More...]
What can we plant beside the Sea Side?
The most highly populated areas of Great Britain are around our coast line, and if you live near the beach you will now how difficult it can be to create the Garden you would like to have or grow the plants you would like to grow. Salt and sand laden gales blasting, uninterrupted, straight at your house does not make for an ideal location to grow delicate exotic trees, shrubs and perennials . … [Read More...]
