GARDENING: 10 jobs you can do this weekend
There's plenty of jobs you can be doing in the garden this weekend, weather permitting.
View ArticleGARDENING: Now's a good time to renovate your hedge
All it takes is a busy couple of years and a hedge can get out of control.
View ArticleGARDENING: 16 jobs you can do this weekend
There's plenty of gardening jobs you can do this weekend, both indoors and out.
View ArticleGARDENING: Let's shine a bit of light on growing seeds
I'm stepping into unknown territory - using a grow light for my seedlings.
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GARDENING: 14 jobs you can do this weekend
Depending on the weather, there's plenty of gardening jobs you can do this weekend, both indoors and out.
View ArticleGARDENING: Seven tips on how to reline your pond - and not fall in!
I inherited a small pond when I bought my house and while I like the idea, it's been a source of irritation.
View ArticleGARDENING: 15 jobs you can tackle this weekend
There's plenty of sun forecast this weekend, so there's lots of jobs you can tackle in the garden.
View ArticleGARDENING: Wildflowers are a colourful alternative to lawns and borders
Not keen on lawns and borders? Wildflowers are a great alternative, providing a stunning display for many months as well as bringing beneficial wildlife to your garden.
View ArticleGARDENING: Are you digging in for National Gardening Week?
National Gardening Week was launched five years ago by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and has grown into the country’s biggest celebration of gardening.
View ArticleGARDENING: 12 jobs you can do in the garden this week
With the weather improving, there's a whole host of jobs you can tackle in the garden this week.
View ArticleGARDENING: Hardening off plants is a gradual process
One of the problems with starting plants off under glass is that eventually they need to be hardened off.
View ArticleGARDENING: Find a happy medium with runner beans
Runner beans are the quintessential summer crop, however, the reality is often a glut or no pods at all, due to inclement weather or pests.
View ArticleGARDENING: Courgettes, a pretty vegetable but not to everyone’s taste
Courgettes, one of the prettiest of vegetables, are not to everyone’s taste. And even if they are, you can get heartily sick of them.
View ArticleGARDENING: A touch of aspirin can improve your tomato crop
Tomatoes are one of my favourite vegetables to grow, and I was interested to try new methods last year – here’s the results.
View ArticleGARDENING: A blessing and a cruse for North East gardeners
Gardening on the North East coast can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand, the sea is warmer than the land in winter, so hard frosts won’t be as severe.
View ArticleGARDENING: Five of the best roses for shadier areas
We all have shadier areas of the garden and you probably wouldn’t think of growing roses there but here’s five of the best that don’t mind not getting sun all the time.
View ArticleGARDENING: Tackling the problem of ‘ugly’ grey mould
In a damp summer like this, it’s inevitable that grey mould will raise its ugly head. It is caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea and infects many plants, especially those grown under glass where...
View ArticleGetting the best crop from your tomatoes
The dull summer has really slowed down the tomatoes, with a surfeit of leaf growth and poor setting of the first truss.
View ArticleSlug it out - how to help save plants from these slimy pests
The explosion in the slug population predicted by wildlife experts earlier this year has been painfully evident in my garden, as the slimy critters have munched their way through beds, borders and...
View ArticleGARDENING: Get your garlic dried out to last into winter
It’s garlic harvesting time and it’s important to dry your crop out so it lasts well into the winter. However, this has not been a good year – my Topinky Wight crop has very small bulbs, due to an...
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