Independent gardening advice for real gardens, balconies and windowsills.
Practical advice on growing food and flowers, improving soil, and making the most of small spaces. Start anywhere — the garden will meet you.
A practical, low-odour approach to composting that works in backyards, small gardens and even balconies.
Get the basics right at planting time and your apple tree will reward you for decades.
Fresh herbs are easy to grow in pots, beds or a sunny windowsill. Start with these reliable favourites.
Pots, compost, watering and feeding — the fundamentals for healthy plants in any container.
Choose the right rose, plant it properly, and keep it flowering with simple feeding, watering and pruning.
Asparagus takes patience to establish but can produce spears for twenty years or more.
Deep, infrequent watering beats daily sprinkling. Here is how to read your soil and water plants the way they prefer.
Use clover to cover bare soil, fix nitrogen and feed the soil food web between crops.
From annual to xeriscaping, a plain-language glossary of the words you will meet in seed catalogues and garden books.
Fresh herbs indoors need more light than you think, but a sunny sill can supply flavour all winter.
Lettuce, spinach, chard and kale are fast, forgiving and perfect for small gardens and containers.
A clear, annual pruning routine that improves light, airflow and fruit quality without sacrificing the crop.