Gardening

As the calendar turns to autumn, it's not time to give up on your garden yet. There are plenty of days ahead for growing outdoors. But it is a time to have a plan for prized plants when the weather really turns cold. Some plants can be brought indoors in the autumn before the cold to grow into winte...

By September, summer is coming to an end and it's time to start thinking about preparing your garden for autumn.  Read on for our list of the essential jobs to do in the garden this month! What to do in the garden this month Dry Tomatoes If you have lots of paste, cherry and grape tomatoes, consider...

Come mid-summer many vegetable gardeners are ready to store away their seeds and hang up their trowels for the season. That's a shame because August is a great month to plant many vegetables a second time, in the ground or a container, to take advantage of the cooler fall weather. Not only are they ...

August can be one of the hottest month's of the year (if we're lucky!) so it's important not to keep your eye on the ball in the garden this month.  Not to mention that August is holiday time for many, so if you're taking time out this month, you may need to enlist the help of friends and family to ...

We aren't the only creatures in the garden interested in our vegetables, herbs and flowers. Insects are coming into their own in summer looking for something to eat, lay eggs on and basically devour. There's nothing worse than pampering your roses, basil or broccoli, only to have them munched on by ...