This week, I've got some topical tips for you on pest control and on looking after nature in the garden. Most of the sowing...

What to Do in the Garden This Week - 3rd June 

We've all done it - picked up a pot of herbs at the shops and brought them home to watch curl up and die.

Caring For Windowsill Herbs 

At this time of the year, gardens everywhere look fantastic! Cherry, Amelanchier and the magnificent Magnolias are in full...

What to Do In the Garden This Week - April 2nd

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A common sight along roadside verges and riverbanks, hogweed is a statuesque wildflower with a bit of a reputation.

Hogweed Burns

The weather is hot, and the sun has been shining for weeks with very little rain. As the summer holidays approach, we parents...

Getting Kids in the Garden 

We all like to try and save a few pennies here and there and one simple way to do that is to grow your own herbs rather than...

Herbs on the Kitchen Windowsill

Grow these on a sunny windowsill or in a heated propagator for winter picking. 

Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia'

Pea 'Kelvedon Wonder'

Chilli 'Medusa'

Lamb's Lettuce

Miner's Lettace

All Year Round Lettuce

Lettuce 'Winter Gem'

Alfalfa

Fenugreek

Mung Bean

Land Cress

Japanese Parsley

Dill

Chives

Flat-Leaved Parsley

Curly Leaf Parsley

Edibles to Sow Under Cover in December

Grow these on a sunny windowsill or heated propagator for winter picking. 

Kale 'Chou Moullier'

Pea 'Samish'

Cress

Mizuna

Mustard Greens

Chinese Mustard 'Red Frills'

Pak Choi

Chinese Mahogany

Basil

Edibles to Sow Under Cover in November

Whether its for their leaves or flowers, grow these plants nearby to use in culinary dishes.  

Angelica

Bronze Fennel

Chamomile

Chervil

Coriander 'Lemon'

Cumin

Fennel

Feverfew

Garden Parsley

Lemon Thyme

Lemon Verbena

Lemon Balm

Purple Basil

Rosemary

Salad Burnet

Sweet Marjoram

Thai Basil

Thyme

Vietnamese Coriander

Herbs 

Parsley

Zea mays

Sweetcorn

Asparagus officinalis

Asparagus

Spinacia oleracea

Spinach

Daucus carota

Wild Carrot

Lactuca sativa

Lettuce

Solanum lycopersicum

Tomato

Apium graveolens var. dulce

Celery

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Black Vine Weevil

Psila rosae

Carrot Fly

Bemisia tabaci

Tobacco Whitefly

Gastropoda

Slugs and Snails

Seed

Division

RHS hardiness

Suttons Predators Seeds Parsley Plain Leaved 2

Attracts useful insects

Crop rotation

Pot plant

Repels harmful insects

Toxic parts