Garden projects

How to earth up potatoes
How to grow pinks from cuttings
How to grow citrus plants
How to build a brick barbecue
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Problem solving

Chickweed
Lily beetle
Leatherjackets
Aphids
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Catch up on the latest blogs

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Final preparations for Chelsea
As I write this, it is Monday, the 13th day of the build of my 2012 Chelsea garden. Has it been going well? No, it hasn’t.
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Dealing with lily beetle
Catching lily beetles can be tricky, as they hide or drop off onto the ground at the slightest touch [...]
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Self-seeding plants
One of my favourite things about gardening is the element of surprise. You can design and plan a garden to the finest detail, but you have no control over what will land in your plot.
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Planting out tomatoes
For weeks now, my tomatoes, peppers and aubergines have been sitting indoors waiting to be planted out...
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Growing asparagus
Our latest home-grown spears are all kinked, due to slugs. But I know they’ll taste far, far better than bought asparagus [...]
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Mealy cabbage aphid
Conditions here have been so windy and wet that it amazes me how any pest can hold on firmly enough to be able to attack my plants.

Choose plants for your garden

Campsis x tagliabuana 'Madame Galen'
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
Eriobotrya japonica
Thalictrum delavayi