Gardening

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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….

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…

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…