10 top tips for a low maintenance garden Love your outdoor space, but looking to keep tasks to a minimum? Here are our 10 top tips for a low maintenance garden: Make sure garden surfaces are easily maintained and weed-free. Minimise flower beds Grow plants in containers and group them together for easy watering. Make…
A few minutes to spare… If you’ve got a few minutes to spare today and the chance to have a potter in the garden, there are some simple tasks you might want to think about doing: If you’ve got a veggies plot or raised bed then it’s time to plan ahead and sow some late…
Jobs to do in the garden in July July is the best time to get some planting done in preparation for the autumn and winter. Sow & grow Autumn flowering bulbs such including daffodils can be planted this month. You can also plant out brassicas such as Brussels sprouts, winter cabbages and sprouting broccoli. It’s…
The life and times of chillies There are lots of different types of chillies and they come in all shapes, sizes and colours. There are tiny, pointed, extremely hot varieties, bird’s eye ones and, also, the larger, milder fleshy pepper types. Kitchen windowsill So, if you would like to grow your own, then think about…