A Handy To-Do List for Gardening in July
As a gardener, do you find July to be a tough month? The cool, brisk and moist days of spring are long gone, and we’re entering the dreaded dog days…
What You Need to Know about Gerbera Daisy Care
Were you charmed by the bold and beautiful blooms of a gerbera daisy at the garden center and took one home? Perhaps someone gave you a nice potted gerbera daisy…
12 Must-Know Tips for Growing Healthy Sweet Peas
Want to add some easy color and fragrance to your garden this summer? Consider planting sweet peas! This pretty annual is so simple to grow if you follow these guidelines,…
How to Use a Bloom Chart in Your Garden Design
The Garden Making bloom chart will help you keep track of when plants in your garden are in flower, showing you when there are gaps in bloom. It can be an important…
How to Grow Spectacular Spring-Flowering Containers
Wouldn’t it be nice to grow your own favourite bulbs for spring-flowering containers? Most first attempts involve planting the bulbs in containers in the fall, watering them and waiting for spring. With…
How to Get Garden Privacy in Your London Outside Space
Outdoor space may be at a premium for London’s homeowners, but the 2018 bloomfest was brimming with inspiration for how to make the most of what you’ve got. Green and…
Outdoor Mirrors Can Make Small Gardens Appear Bigger
Sometimes the simplest tricks are the best. At a house in Hammersmith with a courtyard just 16ft long, the impression when you look through the back doors is of a far bigger garden….
Gooseberry Plants are Easy to Cultivate
In my family, gooseberries provided everyone with a job: I grew and harvested them, my father topped and tailed them, and my mother turned them into mouth-watering pies and jam….
How to Make an Elegant Topiary
A touch of formality is not out of place in most gardens, and precisely trimmed cones and spheres of foliage — classic forms of topiary — are especially suited to…
How to Enjoy Edible Seeds from Your Garden
There are many ways to enjoy your edible garden in winter. Along with what’s still growing outdoors and indoors, such as my microgreens, I have cured squash, onions and garlic in…