Autumn-fruiting raspberries are incredibly easy to look after. Now is the perfect time to chop them to the ground ready for another bumper harvest in late summer
It’s time to prepare my happy place for the gardening year ahead. There’s lots to do, but it’s achievable 15 minutes at a time. Take a look at my 15-minute February checklist. and see what you can tick off too.
Ornamental grasses are great for adding colour, movement and structure to prairie-style borders, but it’s a good idea to know how to manage them. Here, I share lessons learned with one clump of evergreen pheasant’s-tail grass.
I’ve finally got going with my March indoor sowings, starting as always with three varieties of tomato – Moneymaker, Red Cherry and Maskotka – but this year I’m trying to reduce the amount of pricking out I’ll have to do.
A year ago today the UK went into its first Lockdown. None of us could have imagined then the impact Covid-19 would have, and is still having, on our lives. Here I reflect on the positives of a year close to home.
It’s that time of year when the garden needs a make over, removing the vestiges of winter to make way for the glorious arrival of spring. And it’s oh so satisfying!
I’ve prepared my raised vegetable beds for another growing season by removing the weeds and adding a mulch of garden compost. I’m letting the frost and the worms do the rest of the hard work.
Most old stems and seed heads provide food and homes for wildlife, protect plant crowns and add structure to borders through the winter months, but soggy leaves and collapsed stems should be removed to maintain plant health.