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soggy mess.One advantage of the rainfall has been the success of the biological control I applied to some areas of my kitchen garden. Nematodes are added to water and applied to the soil in spring. They thrive in warm, moist soil and when they come

.It's never been a posh lawn, but when we put the shed up we turned it into a disaster zone. Even well-maintained lawns could do with a bit of autumn lawn care. Top-dressing with soil is a great way to straighten out uneven lawn surfaces, and in our case we

gardening advice to the RHS members...but never before have I had my own. All of a sudden they cropped up, just down towards the bottom of the drive (which is basically soil that we compacted and then added scalpings to shortly after we moved in about 11

to discover that it was riddled with thin plastic strips, rather like the stuff you find inside a music cassette. Useless. Far too much to pick out and I certainly wasn't prepared to incorporate it into my lovely (albeit rather heavy clay) Hampshire soil

trays, compost or propagators. Just clear the soil, forking it over to remove debris, weeds or larger stones and get sowing. I use sand from the kids' sandpit to mark out separate areas for each type of seed, and sow in rough rows to make subsequent

to get to grips with some compacted soil around the raspberries, they were preparing the ground for planting. I soon noticed that the last of my sweet peas in pots had disappeared (they should of course have been planted out ages ago). I found them

see them most summers - I was devastated one year when we saw none, but the following year they were back.We go on regular family outings to a nearby plant-covered mound of soil, which seems to be a five-star glow-worm night spot. The thrill of seeing

The sun is shining, I can't believe it, and I'm pretty sure my plants can't believe it either! The warmer soil and increased light intensity have made a massive difference to my garden. Only now, towards the end of September has my vegetable plot

the best time to buy and plant trees for autumn colour. Not only are the leaves starting to change colour, giving you some indication of what the tree will look like in your garden, but the planting conditions are perfect, too. The soil is still warm from

of soil - if they don't kit them out in proper kids rigger-style gloves. That's what I'd call a sound investment!