There is no denying that autumn is upon us as the shorter days bring colder weather,…
Gardening calendar
No nonsense, to the point gardening advice for each month of the year. If you live outside of the UK, I have numbered each month so you can adjust easily for your own climate.
September gardening ideas: end of summer (month ten)
Throughout my life, people have described, without fail, sunny spells in September as an Indian summer.…
August gardening ideas: high summer (month nine)
Late-July and August will always be ‘real summer’ to me, with the hottest heatwaves, the driest…
July gardening ideas: mid summer (month eight)
I like to think of midsummer’s eve, the summer solstice, as the top of a mountain…
June gardening ideas: summer (month seven)
Summer! Well, if the weather behaves. It often feels like summer has stop-started into action at…
May gardening ideas: end of spring (month six)
May is the month when all plants start growing rapidly, resulting in lush, immaculate leaves. Everything…
April gardening ideas: spring is here (month five)
In the UK, Easter weekend is my marker in the year when I know everything needs…
March gardening ideas: signs of spring (month four)
You know spring is on its way as daylight hours lengthen, temperatures warm and while the…
February gardening ideas: end of winter (month three)
I really love the end weeks of winter, which in the UK is February and very…
January gardening ideas: mid-winter (month two)
I love winter, especially on cold crisp days when the world can be seen with such…