Grow fruit trees in small gardens – and even pots! This blog post outlines what gardeners should do to grow fruit trees from apple and yuzu trees to kiwi vines.
Tag: UK gardening
Small gardens: Grow tree and berry fruit
Tips for those who want to grow fruit in tiny gardens, yards, or a balcony – and those seeking sustainable, productive, and low-maintenance pest solutions.
Ponds and water features
Every garden should have a water feature. What you should know about putting a pond in your garden.
Tackling leather jackets in the lawn
Protect your lawns and vegetable plots from lather jackets. They’re active from February to October, so now is a good time to start getting rid of them – or prevent them from munching through your garden and destroying it.
Wildlife friendly shrubs through the year
Thinking about what to plant in your garden?
Here’s a list of what blooms in each month and how much sun/shade they need.
Growing Asian Vegetable
There is a surprising variety of Asian vegetables that will tolerate the British climate though many need the help of a greenhouse or polytunnel.
Helping your garden survive heatwaves and drought
Ideas from everyone on helping our gardens survive heatwaves and drought.
Bat-friendly gardeners
Bats in your garden affirms the health of the environment, of the place you are in.
RHS Bridgewater: highlights of the garden
What you can expect to see RHS Bridgewater – highlights from this year’s SGC annual trip to an RHS garden.
The three pot method: Grow a continuous supply of salad
It makes sense to grow your own salad. Salad leaves are expensive to buy – why not grow them when they are inexpensive and very delicious when freshly harvested at home?