Planting for Pollinators – The RHS Chelsea 2022 Feature Garden
Chelsea Flower Show is back to its regular May slot for the first time since…
Browsing: Sowing & Growing
Indoor seed sowing – peat-free compost, worm casts and mole hills
As well as making my own compost, I buy all kinds of different peat-free composts…
Vegetable seeds – price comparison for 2021
Latest edition of the seed price index for 2021/22 available here. Earlier in 2020 the…
Lunar Gardening – Should We Pay More Attention to the Moon?
As very young children we are taught to love the man in the moon. As…
How to Plant a Hedge in Autumn (an Ashridge Nurseries guide)
Towards the end of last year you may remember that I acquired another half plot…
Tips for watering outdoor plants – When, Where, How?
I’ve been a bit short on blog writing time of late, between flower show volunteering…
The instant boxes aren’t working. Try Gardening #NationalGardeningWeek
When I am in the garden or at my allotments my mind is not somewhere…
The fake Chinese rainbow seeds fooling gardeners but paying Google & eBay
Have you noticed the cyber invasion of fake ‘rainbow’ coloured tomato and flower seeds that…
The Importance of Local Flower Shows
A flower show is a wonderful thing and on Saturday I attended the Autumn show…
Flowering Bulbs – Lifting, Separating and Storing
I was very pleased with the display of flowering bulbs in my new terraced garden…