June Means New Potatoes
If May is the month of asparagus, then June must be dedicated to new potatoes. Loose-skinned and waxy they are very different to main crop varieties with their …
seasonality
January’s Birth Flower – The Carnation
Carnations are the birth flower for January. A flower symbolising love and romance. Flowers have been given as birthday gifts since Roman times. The …
Winter Help For Bees
Bees are in trouble and the fact is that we need them just as much as they need us. Our countryside used to provide everything needed to sustain a …
Today is Primrose Day!
Today, the 19th April, is Primrose Day. Once recognised nationally but now a date on the calendar that bears little or no significance. So, what’s it all …
March 1906 – Gardening Advice
Read on to see what seasonal advice was being given to allotment holders and working gardeners back in March 1906. Much of it still holds good
The Christmas Rose
The Christmas Rose, or Helleborus niger, is the perfect winter plant. This evergreen hardy perennial provides colour and interest in the depths of
Gardening Advice from 1906
Back in 1906 the magazine One & All Gardening described itself as “A popular annual for amateurs, allotment holders and working gardeners” and included …
1906 Cottage Garden Advice
Back in 1906 the magazine One & All Gardening described itself as “A popular annual for amateurs, allotment holders and working gardeners” and included …
Lofos Plants Growing Guide
This guide provides Lofos growing information whose latin name is Lophospermum erubescens but may be also be found listed as Asarina erubescens or Maurandya …
Perennial Plants and Annuals Growing Guide
This is a general guide to planting both annuals and perennial plants. This guide features plain-speaking advice and instructions for maximum