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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
Your Guide to Lunar Gardening - Planting a Vegetable Garden with Lunar Phases

Your Guide to Lunar Gardening - Planting a Vegetable Garden with Lunar Phases

Lunar gardening, or moon gardening, is an ancient way of growing a vegetable garden that is aligned with the cosmos.  People who folow this gardneign mathod believe that the gravitational pull...
Sarah Talbot
Container Gardening Guide

Container Gardening Guide

Container gardening is ideal way for those who have only small spaces such as a patio, terrace, or balcony to grow their own herbs and vegetables rather than in the...
Nicola Wallis
Sustainable Lawn Care: Tips for Growing an Eco-Friendly Lawn

Sustainable Lawn Care: Tips for Growing an Eco-Friendly Lawn

Discover how to make your lawn more sustainable.  How and when to water your lawn and whether artificial grass is a viable 'no-water' alternative for a more sustainable garden.
Sarah Talbot
How to Care for your Lemon Tree in the UK

How to Care for your Lemon Tree in the UK

Lets dive into how to care for your lemon tree.  But first, if you don't have one yet (or are on a budget and want another one) then head here to discover how...
Sarah Talbot
Haxnicks Gardening Glossary: terms new gardeners may need

Haxnicks Gardening Glossary: terms new gardeners may need

A glossary of simple gardening terms useful for gardening beginners wanting to understand the technical gardenign terms gardeners use all the time.  Perfect for new vegetable gardeners, flower growers or those just...
Sarah Talbot
Beginners Guide to Crop Rotation in the Vegetable Garden

Beginners Guide to Crop Rotation in the Vegetable Garden

  We are often asked about the best ways to grow vegetables and ensure the health of the soil. And the answer is Crop Rotation - one of the most important...
Sarah Talbot
Pros and cons of growing tomato plants upside down

Pros and cons of growing tomato plants upside down

Growing tomatoes upside down is not a new concept but has become increasingly trendy over the past few years. Most people grow tomato plants upside down to save space and reduce...
Nicola Wallis
How to Care for Cut Tulips to make them last longer

How to Care for Cut Tulips to make them last longer

How to Care for Cut Tulips As a lover of tulips, you probably know that these beautiful blooms can brighten up any room with their vibrant colours and delicate petals....
Sarah Talbot
How to extend your growing season and grow your own food

5 Ways to Extend your Growing Season (and grow more in your garden)

Clever choice of seeds and soil warming are just the start of extending your growing season to keep your vegetable garden producing for longer.  Find a range of gardening tips...
Sarah Talbot
Rootrainers prevent birds pulling out onion sets

Exploring the rhizosphere: how to grow trouble free onion sets

Rootrainers are what I've chosen for years to grow overwintering onion sets, garlic and spring planted onion sets. Onion sets (small immature onions) allow me to have onions all year...
Nicola Wallis
3 reasons to use a Garden Fork & how to choose one

3 reasons to use a Garden Fork & how to choose one

The first tools you get as a gardener are not always the most efficient for every gardening job. Once you realise this your garden tool collection will start to grow. Which...
Sarah Talbot