10 reasons to go to your county’s garden show next year
We have made a list of 10 reasons to go to your county's garden show next year. Unfortunately, we can't enjoy the lovely designs and gardens at the county garden shows. Make sure you don't miss it next year, it's worth it. Please, stay safe and stay healthy. Top 10 reasons to go to your county's garden show next year [...]
How to grow your own strawberry smoothie
Sweet and juicy, nothing tastes better than your own fresh-picked strawberries still warm from the sun. Eat them with cream, slice them over your breakfast cereal or whiz them up into a delicious smoothie. Here’s how to grow your very own supply of strawberries. Best strawberry varieties to grow If you have space, why not produce a few different [...]
15 x gardening tips for May
May is the month when the garden starts to get going, and there’s plenty to do. And while you’re following our top 15 May gardening tips, don’t forget to take some time just to relax and enjoy watching your garden grow. Top 15 May gardening tips Now’s the time to start hardening off potted-up half-hardy plants like dahlias and [...]
Veggie seeds
Thin out veg seedlings once they get big enough to start crowding each other to make sure you keep them happy and healthy as they grow. You can sow seeds direct into shallow drills in the garden from April onwards. Keep sowing new rows each month right through summer and you’ll have a steady supply of delicious fresh-harvested veg to see [...]
Dazzling colours
Sow biennial flowers as the blooms of this year’s display start to fade, so you can be sure you’ll have that dazzling colour back again next year. Spring-flowering biennials like wallflowers, bellis, forget-me-nots and sweet williams are great value in the garden as they burst into flower early in the season, making them fabulous partners for tulips and daffodils. They have [...]
A container vegetable garden
Plant a container veg garden and pick delicious home-grown produce even if you don’t have much garden space – or if you’ve filled up your garden and still want to grow more! At this time of year veg plants grow rapidly, so they’ll mature to harvest stage well before the end of summer. You can also try out veg you’ve never [...]