Late-July and August will always be ‘real summer’ to me, with the hottest heatwaves, the driest…
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.
July gardening reminders: mid summer (month eight)
I like to think of midsummer’s eve, the summer solstice, as the top of a mountain…
June gardening reminders: summer (month seven)
Summer! Well, if the weather behaves. It often feels like summer has stop-started into action at…
May gardening reminders: end of spring (month six)
May is the month when all plants start growing rapidly, resulting in lush, immaculate leaves. Everything…
April gardening reminders: spring is here (month five)
In the UK, Easter weekend is my marker in the year when I know everything needs…
March gardening reminders: signs of spring (month four)
You know spring is on its way as daylight hours lengthen, temperatures warm and while the…
February gardening reminders: end of winter (month three)
I really love the end weeks of winter, which in the UK is February and very…
January gardening reminders: mid-winter (month two)
I love winter, especially on cold crisp days when the world can be seen with such…