Start your own food garden
With gardeners new and old wanting to grow their own food, Helen...
How-to
Whether you are just starting out or are a compost connoisseur, we have all your garden planning and needs covered.
Garden planning
Planning your garden
Justin Russell explains how to stagger planting times so you don't...
Getting started
The wonders of sprouts and microgreens
It's very easy, and rewarding, to grow your own nutrient-rich...
Growing tomatoes in pots and baskets
Learn how growing smaller tomato cultivars in containers means you...
Compost & soil
Wet soils
Penny explains that her soil is sodden, and she's being very...
Worm farms and tumblers
Not everyone has the space in the garden for a compost heap,...
Pruning
Training brambleberries
Helen McKerral investigates the juicy world of brambleberries,...
Espalier like a pro
Espalier like a pro with Justin Russell's tips...
Propagating
Planting seed
First time sowing seed? Penny Woodward gives us some back to basics...
Sowing organic seeds
It's life affirming, says Penny Woodward, to plant seed and watch it...
Weather/seasons
Frost, good or bad?
Frosts are part of many gardeners lives but Penny Woodard asks are...
Gardening jobs for August
JUSTIN RUSSELL heralds the approach of Spring with a flurry of August...
Galleries
Gallery - How-to Photos that illustrate ways to get started.
Videos
A Family Affair
Tino is working in his parents’ vegetable plot, giving some advice on propagating perennial vegetables, and the whole family gets together to help out.
Late summer citrus pruning and fruit fly prevention
Margaret Sirl demonstrates how to prune citrus trees after a hot summer, and how to deal with fruit flies.