What's happening this month?
I'll be guiding you through the seasons and sharing my ideas and experiences to inspire and help you get the best from your garden or plot each month.
Join me for all the latest news and advice.
1st December 2023
With the 21st of December being the shortest day of the year, any seeds we sow now will soon have the gradually increasing day lengths to wake them...
3rd November 2023
September and October are the best months to plant most spring bulbs, like daffodils, crocus and hyacinths. But now as we enter November, this is the...
1st October 2023
With autumn comes a freshening of the air, much needed after the heat and haze of summer. With autumn rains and some crisp frosty mornings, the...
1st September 2023
Perhaps you started growing cut flowers in lockdown, or you’re a seasoned grower with decade-old dirt under your nails. Cut flower growing is on the...
1st August 2023
While many may see the encroachment of September to mean summer is fizzling out, many garden plants reach their peak as autumn arrives. Many tender...
1st July 2023
I know winter is probably the last thing on your mind, let alone Christmas, but now is the perfect time to start collecting material for dried floral...
1st May 2023
It’s May, oh my! Of course every month is different, but there’s really no month like May. The freshest green, every year impossibly seems to be...
13th April 2023
Wisteria is a beautiful climbing plant that produces cascading clusters of fragrant, colourful flowers. They are in the pea family, which means they...
13th April 2023
Propagating shrubs by layering is one of the easiest and most care-free ways to create new plants from some of your favourite shrubs. And spring is...