Newsletter Library - Garden

Lean, green, digging machine Jim and his partner Tanya will talk you through the essentials for your green gardening efforts over the next month, and throw in a few general hints and tips for good measure.... More →

The season of mellow fruitfulness is now with us and autumn beckons. There's still plenty to harvest in the plot, but don't overlook the enjoyment of a walk along hedgerows picking the last of the blackberries in the autumn sunshine – they'll be lovely in a crumble alongside your apples! More →

Nights drawing in, the plot looking more wintery, the first heavy frosts are likely ... cheer yourself up out in the garden! More →

Autumn is a great time to get your name down for an allotment ... here's some tips. More →

November is when many things wind down in the garden. The first frosts will usually have struck and the trees will be shedding their leaves. More →

The dream of becoming self-sufficient in at least food is one that many of us aspire to but unfortunately few of us can hope to achieve. The hankering to live the rural idyll is often hindered by the simple fact that where we would choose to live and where we actually end up living can be two entirely different things. More →

December in the Garden The nights are drawing in, the shortest day is coming up, and the Yule celebrations are on most people's minds now. So there's no gardening to be done at this time of year... right? Wrong! Whilst the seed packets might be tucked up in their biscuit tins for the winter, there's still plenty that can be done in, and for, the garden in December. More →

As I'm sitting writing this article, the New Year is still over two months away, but by the time you read this, turkeys will be looking worried and the New Year will be a few days away (or a few days ago depending on how busy your festive season was!). More →

February in the Garden February is on its way and the garden may well still be in the grip of the winter weather. However the canny gardeners know that this month is when they can begin to get a head start on the seed sowing, especially if they can do it under glass in a greenhouse, polytunnel or warm window sill. More →

March in the Garden The hares will soon be out in the fields going mad, and the gardeners and allotment holders will be madly peeking out from their sheds looking for fine days to start getting things in the ground. This month sees the rate of planting and sowing start to ramp up and the new season will really feel like it's getting under way. More →