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How to Choose & Plant Apple Trees

Do you need more than one apple tree in your garden for pollination?  What variety of apple tree is best for you?  Read on to find out all the questions...
Sarah Talbot
How to Grow Gooseberry Plants in the  UK

How to Grow Gooseberry Plants in the UK

Gooseberries, with their deliciously tangy taste, have been a garden favourite for generations. Whether you’re planning to grow gooseberries for making jam, desserts, or eating them fresh, a gooseberry bush...
Sarah Talbot
3 Greenhouse Alternatives - which is right for you?

3 Greenhouse Alternatives - which is right for you?

Looking for greenhouse alternatives to increase production in your vegetable garden or start your flower garden earlier? Here are three options that could transform your gardening experience. Each offers unique...
Sarah Talbot
A Guide To Bare Root Plants

A Guide To Bare Root Plants

These are dormant (not actively growing) plants that have been grown in open ground, then dug up and supplied without any soil around their roots. The plants are planted during the...
Nicola Wallis
5 More ways - Extend your growing season

5 More ways - Extend your growing season

Here are 5 more gardening tips to help you extend the growing season in your vegetable garden.  So, if the weather has left you feeling like you have had a...
Sarah Talbot
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Product Bite: Sustainable Bamboo Scoop for easier gardening

The Bamboo Scoop is a generously proportioned tool for quickly filling pots, planters and seed trays. It is the sustainable alternative to plastic scoops and is biodegradable and fully home compostable after...
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20 Fruit & Vegetables To Plant in November

If you want to carry on eating from the garden don’t let the onset of winter stop you. Winter gardening can be every bit as rewarding as summer gardening. It...
Sarah Talbot
Child planting in the garden homeschooling ideas for Lockdown 3

Homeschooling and Winter Gardening

What could be more educational than taking time to grow things as a family? Watching sunflowers tower above you and stealing cherry tomatoes and cucamelons from the vine is great in...
Sarah Talbot
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How to Grow Turnips from seed (plus are they the same as swedes?)

Turnips are an easy to grow crop to grow at home. And if you've been put off by the flavourless shop bought version, you may be pleasantly surprised by what...
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February Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in February

February Planting: Fruit and vegetables to plant in February

February is a little early to start planting seeds but with a plant house, a greenhouse or some warm windowsills you could start your growing season now.  Check out our...
Nicola Wallis
December Edition: Grow your Christmas dinner vegetables

December Edition: Grow your Christmas dinner vegetables

Time to Harvest your Christmas Dinner Vegetables Harvest your leeks a week or so before Christmas by lifting gently with a fork, either as pencil thin baby leeks or as...
Nicola Wallis
komatsuna mustard spinach growing outside

How to Grow Komatsuna or Mustard Spinach

Have you heard of komatsuna? Sometimes known as mustard spinach or Japanese mustard spinach, it is a very hardy leafy winter green. If you are a fan of oriental brassicas...
Sarah Talbot