Jobs for the productive garden in October
If you are growing fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers for cutting, here’s my quick round up of what you can be doing this month. In the kitchen garden: Protect late crops such…
Choosing spring bulbs for your cutting garden
If you’re a keen gardener you’ll no doubt appreciate that there’s rarely a time when you can kick back and forget about your garden. Even as summer draws to a…
Fabulous plants for September
Here's a small selection of wonderful plants I'd recommend for the garden in September. When I drew up the shortlist I hadn't realised that most of them hold the RHS…
Jobs for the garden in September
Mid to late September is an ideal time to start autumn planting as the ground is still warm, and plants should be able to establish well before winter kicks in.…
Jobs for the productive garden in September
My seasonal tips if you're growing fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers for cutting CUTTING GARDEN Keep deadheading annuals and late-flowering Dahlias & Salvias to prolong flowering (and don’t forget to…
Designing shade into the garden
When I’m designing gardens, possibly the most important factor to take into account before drawing up a plan is to work out which are the sunniest parts of my clients’…
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Fabulous plants for August
If you're looking for colour in midsummer, here's a small selection of my favourite easy plants for August Perovskia atriplicifolia This plant, commonly known as ‘Russian Sage’ is technically known…
Jobs for the garden in August
There’s not too much to do in the garden maintenance-wise at this time of year, but it’s important to keep up with deadheading, watering and feeding to ensure as much…
Jobs for the productive garden in August
Get the most from your kitchen garden and cutting garden this month by keeping on top of your seasonal jobs CUTTING GARDEN Keep up with cutting, feeding and/or deadheading on…