We all hear about how communities come together in these increasingly difficult and unprecedented times. One of our neighbours organised a local support grou...

So we've decided on what we're going to grow. We've bought our seed or ordered it online - many suppliers are offering free P&P at the moment - and we've got...

Ok so we said yesterday that we'd talk next about how and where we might grow our veg. And we will. Tomorrow. But today we've got to adapt as we have to look...

Last time we spoke about how we might grow our own veg. We thought we'd start with kale. Why kale? Well: It's tasty. It's nutritious - a rich source of iron ...

I was at the allotment earlier this week and was listening to the radio as I continued my weeding and preparing the plot for this year's plants. Amongst all ...

We do fencing. And when we do it we do it, we do it just as we’re asked……….. Here’s a job from back in the summer. Our customer had an established hedge of p...

Well that's what Facebook's Marketplace helpfully told me back in April. A greenhouse popped up that looked just the ticket. Good price, complete and what se...

When we’re out for a Sunday afternoon walk with the dogs we often remark on the Autumn Colours. Arboretums make a lot of money this time of year charging us ...

As the days start to get shorter so the rate of growth of your lawn - and the way in which you cut and look after it - starts to change. We tend to cut our l...

Why we grow trees. We love trees and shrubs! They give us height in our garden and give it an extra dimension. We’ve chosen trees and shrubs for our own gard...

We spoke last time about the different shapes that we can consider for our fruit trees. In summary here are our options: Bushes – can vary depending upon the...

When we were in the south of France we penned a short article about espalier fruit trees. If you missed it then you can find it here: https://www.trugandlett...

So the other week and before we left for France we had some more roses that needed attention. They were really well established but quite a few of them had s...

45 odd years ago my father had a go at growing a peach tree on the side of our garage. It would have been a south facing wall. For what must have been 10 yea...

Now this has absolutely nothing to do with anything other than growing plants but have you ever thought about how best to plant your rows of vegetables? Ther...

With sincere apologies to George and Ira Gershwin, but we're en vacance avecs les enfants! Our 1986 VW T3 - Barbara - has yet again not let us down and has m...

I was up at the allotment the other evening and I noticed that the blackbirds had managed to get into my fruit cage. It’s not a grand affair and clearly need...

Who remembers Ground Force? The BBC gardening programme that brought us decking and the 2 day garden makeover. Did you know that Alan, Charlie and Tommy - th...

Seed can be saved from many of our plants. It means that we can make good use of what they leave for us as they come to the end of their growing season. Some...

Have you ever wondered why we need to water our plants. Really wondered rather than simply do it? Knowing why we do it and how to do it helps us as gardeners...