We’re approaching high summer. It’s a wonderful time of the year when everything in the garden is bursting out in fresh flushes of growth. Also, early fruit and vegetables are starting to ripen. Make ...

Marvellous May 2025! A time of year when fresh green leaves appear in abundance on many of the trees and shrubs around us. As well as layers of gloriously frothy, white or pink blossoms. There are not ...

Bulbs are an easy, low-maintenance addition to borders and containers. They extend garden colour beyond the summer months. These vibrant blooms bring joy to gardeners and provide essential nectar and ...

April 2025 is when spring has truly arrived! The clocks went forward last Saturday, giving us more daylight to enjoy the garden. Now we’ve an extra hour to admire beautiful blossoms and flowers that ...

As spring bursts into bloom, a flowering cherry tree becomes the star of the garden. From late March into April, these ornamental trees are covered in clouds of pink or white cherry blossom. If you’ve ...

Celery (Apium graveolens) has been cultivated for over 3,000 years, originally prized for its medicinal properties in ancient Greece and Rome. It was used in tonics for digestion and inflammation ...

Raspberries are a rewarding and delicious fruit to grow at home, offering a continuous harvest from summer into autumn. With the right care, they will provide juicy, flavourful berries for years to ...

Forcing rhubarb is a great way to encourage your crops to be ready for harvest earlier in the year. By extending your rhubarb season, you can enjoy it for much longer. Plus, forced rhubarb is much ...

If space is at a premium where you live, yet you still want to grow your potatoes, you can do this by growing them in a dustbin. Now, the method that I will be laying out uses seed potatoes. Why am I ...

Dahlias are extremely fashionable, having now shaken off their old image of being grown in straight lines on allotments. They come in a huge range of flower shapes and colours. And they produce loads ...

March 2025 when the clocks spring forward, giving us all earlier morning light. Plus, the feeling that spring is well and truly on its way. It’s a wonderful time to be out in the garden, marvelling at ...

February might be the shortest month of the year, but there are plenty of tasks to stay busy with ahead of the growing season. Start preparing your raised beds, sowing early seeds under cover, and ...