Sowing veg seeds direct in the soil
As soon as spring starts to warm up there is lots of veg seed sowing that can be direct in the soil or containers of compost, where the crops .....
When is the best time to cut ornamental grasses
When spring growth is starting to get under way, ornamental grasses along with many other types of herbaceous plants, need to be cut back as it is best time .....
How to grow sweet peas
The scented flowers of sweet peas are the very essence of summer, whether wafting their fragrance through the garden or the rooms in your home. Easily grown from seed .....
Grow more plants the easy way
Filling a garden, however small, with plants can be a costly business but there is an easy way to grow plenty for free. Many of the permanent plants in .....
Easy hints and tips on how to prune
There is so much more to pruning than simply just chopping plants back and how to prune plants is probably one of the most common questions I am asked. .....
How to grow chillies and tomatoes for summer
If you want to grow a bumper crop of chillies, sweet peppers, tomatoes or aubergines for summer, then February is the month to sow the seeds. The longer the .....
Best time for bare-root planting
Ask most green fingered gardeners, those with the dirt ingrained up their finger nails, and they'll tell you that now's a great time to plant. Getting hardy specimens in .....
Choosing what to grow for summer
Beside my chair in the living room, at the moment, are piles of seed and plant catalogues, along with my iPad, ready for me to browse with the dog .....