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Under the hot shade of July

Sweltering in record high temperatures, it can feel as though the best time for sowing has already passed. However, I’ve found that summer is still full of opportunities to add...

Under the hot shade of July

Sweltering in record high temperatures, it can feel as though the best time for sowing has already passed. However, I’ve found that summer is still full of opportunities to add...

Growing in small spaces - salad crops

Growing in small spaces - salad crops

Short on space, not on taste Growing fresh salad crops in even the smallest UK garden, on a balcony or windowsill is simple and quite rewarding. With just a few...

Growing in small spaces - salad crops

Short on space, not on taste Growing fresh salad crops in even the smallest UK garden, on a balcony or windowsill is simple and quite rewarding. With just a few...

mix of sweet williams, dianthus barbatus

What Are Biennials? Best Biennial Flowers to So...

What are biennial flowers? Biennial plants are sown in their first year and bloom in their second. Sow these varieties now for vibrant flowers in spring and early summer next...

What Are Biennials? Best Biennial Flowers to So...

What are biennial flowers? Biennial plants are sown in their first year and bloom in their second. Sow these varieties now for vibrant flowers in spring and early summer next...

Bright green rows of newly germinated peas from an indoor sowing

Successional sowing - how to extend your growin...

Now is the time to think about sowing the next crop of some of our most staple veg and for those that produce cut  flowers, some of the quickly germinating...

Successional sowing - how to extend your growin...

Now is the time to think about sowing the next crop of some of our most staple veg and for those that produce cut  flowers, some of the quickly germinating...

A box full of various tomato varieties

Tough Love for Tender Plants: Mastering Hardeni...

British Tomato Fortnight British Tomato Fortnight this year is from 1st June to 14th June and is a great time to focus on British Grown Tomatoes and this year promotes...

Tough Love for Tender Plants: Mastering Hardeni...

British Tomato Fortnight British Tomato Fortnight this year is from 1st June to 14th June and is a great time to focus on British Grown Tomatoes and this year promotes...

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"laburnum glows in the June afternoon sunlight"

With the Risk of Frost Passing, It’s Time to Sow Outdoors At last!  Record temperatures last week of May, the risk of frost is finally fading and the soil warming...

"laburnum glows in the June afternoon sunlight"

With the Risk of Frost Passing, It’s Time to Sow Outdoors At last!  Record temperatures last week of May, the risk of frost is finally fading and the soil warming...