Winter and winter gardening – expert top tips for the best outdoor tasks to carry out over the coming weeks
As the temperature tumbles and our gardens start to look bare and wintery, many of us decide we would rather wait until the spring to tidy up our outside space. But, says TV plantsman and horticulturalist Michael Perry (aka Mr Plant Geek), there’s no time like the present…. Here are Michael’s top 10 winter gardening […]
Seven steps to getting your garden ready for spring
The winter weather may not yet be quite behind us but now is the time to get your hands dirty and to start thinking about your spring garden. Bulbs are already beginning to erupt, and we are just starting to see the first signs of blossom on the trees, but there is work to be […]
Pot luck – seven steps for container gardening this May
Summer is finally on the horizon and with it hopefully will come some fine weather and the opportunity to spend more time outdoors. But whether you have a country garden, a city courtyard or even a balcony or yard at your rental home you don’t have to think big when it comes to adding some […]
Top tips for getting your garden ready for entertaining again
The first tentative steps towards the easing of lockdown are being taken and from this week in England we should be able to welcome friends and family into our gardens again. It has been a long hard winter and we are all looking forward to being able to socialise more while spending more time out […]
Don’t stop gardening
Summer might be over and winter well on the way, but those with gardens or outside spaces are being urged not to stop gardening. Broadcaster and chartered horticulturist David Domoney says now more than ever the garden is essential in helping us with our physical and mental wellbeing. Best known as a presenter on ITV1’s […]
