Making the most of your garden in June: colour & pollinators June is one of the most vibrant months in the garden, making it the perfect time to focus on creating colour while supporting pollinators like bees, butterflies and hoverflies. Start by planting nectar-rich flowers to attract beneficial insects. Food sources Popular choices include lavender,…
June jobs June is a busy and rewarding month in the garden, with longer days and, fingers crossed, warmer, but not too warm, temperatures encouraging rapid growth. Key tasks Staying on top of key tasks now will keep your garden looking its best throughout summer. Keep watering regularly, especially containers, hanging baskets, and newly planted…
Tips for growing tomatoes Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding crops to grow and from May onwards conditions are usually just right for them. Whether you’re growing them in a greenhouse, polytunnel, or outdoors, success comes down to warmth, light and consistent care. Young tomato plants can be planted out once the risk of…
May in the garden: growing & caring tips May is one of the most exciting gardening months. With longer days, warmer soil and the risk of frost fading, it’s a time of rapid growth. Jobs to do in the garden now May is ideal for planting summer bedding such as petunias, begonias and geraniums. Harden…
Bag yourself some salad Bags of salad leaves ready-to-use are some of the first things you see in the supermarket fruit and veg sections when you stroll in – they are there all year round. Sow & grow your own But now is the perfect time to sow and grow your own salad leaves such…
The moon and potato planting Gardening is rich with time‑honoured traditions and steeped in folklore, writes GCA CEO and horticulturalist, Peter Burks. One of these is that seed potatoes should be planted on Good Friday. Devil isn’t at work I always try to find the scientific reason behind such rules and, despite being told by…
April gardening jobs checklist April is one of the most exciting months in our gardening calendar. With longer days, warmer soil and plants bursting into life, it’s the perfect time to get stuck into the key jobs that will set your garden up for the months ahead. While spring is now well underway, frosts remain…
What to prune now March officially marks the real start of our gardening year. As temperatures rise and plants wake up, it’s the ideal moment to tackle key pruning tasks that will set your garden up for a strong growing season. Many plants are still dormant or just beginning to show new shoots, making this…
Gardening jobs to tackle in March March marks the true beginning of the gardening year in the UK. As daylight stretches and temperatures rise, the garden begins to wake from its winter rest. It’s the perfect time to get ahead with key tasks that set the tone for a successful growing season. Prepare beds and…
Gardening jobs to tackle in February February might be feeling soggy under foot, but it’s an exciting month in the gardening calendar if you’re able to get outside and do a few jobs, between the wind and rain that is. It’s usually a month full of gardening hope as the days slowly begin to lengthen…