As the shortest month of the year, February holds the promise of spring while still clinging to winter’s chill. In the UK, this is a pivotal time for gardeners to prepare their outdoor spaces for the upcoming season. With days…
Frost and snow look beautiful especially at Christmas – but your plants may not be as happy. Be prepared to brush the snow off established trees and bushes such as Juniper, as well as newly planted trees since the weight…
November is a month when everything changes in the garden. Temperatures drop, the first ground frosts appear. Trees and shrubs reveal their skeletons as leaves disappear from branches, covering the ground below in a wonderful mass of gold and red.…
May is one of the most changeable months of the year. It can be warm and sunny one minute; cold, rainy and even freezing the next. For a gardener this can be a nightmare. With young seedlings growing fast and…
Spring is definitely here with daffodils, primroses and forsythia bursting into colour, quickly followed by hyacinths, tulips and flowering cherries. Everywhere you look in the garden, leaves and flowers are appearing. It also marks the start of a very busy…
With the first tiny daffodils rearing their heads in the flower borders amid masses of purple, white and golden crocuses, it is clear hint that spring is on the way. The garden is beginning to wake up after the winter…
February is a fantastic month in the garden because new life suddenly begins to appear. Snowdrops, aconites, crocuses and early daffodils begin to burst into bloom creating eye catching patches of colour. Yet there is still work to be done!…
Frost and snow inevitably appear sometime in January so it is important to make sure that your garden is ready to cope with bad weather. If you have any plants overwintering in the greenhouse or cold frames, make sure that…
Any remaining tomatoes growing outside should be picked and used to make chutney. Apples and pears are ready for harvesting. Any fruit lying on the ground may attract wasps desperate for food before the onset of winter. They can get…
With autumn now on its way, this is the perfect time to refresh and tidy up the garden. Although night time temperatures are beginning to get much cooler, daytime temperatures can still be quite high, so many plants may need…
