When I first thought of having a tropical look to the garden, I thought more of stunning, flamboyant blooms and colourful, oversized, leafy plants to brighten a dull corner, it never crossed my mind they would need to survive the monsoon season in near Arctic conditions. … More Monsoon Season

It will be a relief to get some of the tomato seedlings into the greenhouse and I can use my dining table again.
I am playing safe and keeping at least one plant of each variety indoors just as a ‘plan B’. … More Chilly Tomatoes

Sometimes it takes a push in the right direction to give a little bit more inspiration in gardening. With me, it was acquiring another greenhouse so it’s almost like starting again. … More Begin At The Beginning – Again

What a pity twee gardeners insist on weed free gardens, manicured lawns and GM plants adorning their gardens yet happily spray weedkiller on the real gems of the plant world. … More Cherish The Weeds

Another way of companion planting so that the plants benefit from different levels of growth.
… More Three Little Sisters

Nothing adapts to recycling more than gardening and a pleasant excuse to keep unwanted items out of the ever overflowing landfill sites. … More Have You Got The Bottle?

Not quite sure if the spiderlings are developing into the European Garden Spider yet (Araneus diadematus) they are still quite small, but they are building webs like mad. … More They’re Back!

Everyone has a favourite method of pest removal in the garden but sadly for the slugs they also provide the most entertaining. … More Slugging It Out Without A Struggle

Some of last year’s late harvest of potatoes, sweetcorn, achocha and tomatoes. This year only the tomatoes have something to be harvested. … More Tomato Surprise