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Shed clearance

By Adam Pasco on 05/01/2009 16:02:44

little.There I go again. Excuses, excuses. There’s no time like the present, and with little else to do outside it makes sense to get the shed tidied up ready for the busy spring ahead, when I’ll be able to lay my hands instantly on every tool I need


Garden frost

By Adam Pasco on 12/01/2009 09:17:49

more workable in spring. So, even though the cold weather has only tempted me out occasionally to admire its beautiful creations, at least I know it's been lending a hand with soil preparations.


Buying lily bulbs

By Adam Pasco on 19/01/2009 12:16:13

to be irresistible. Those open boxes of loose bulbs just aren't the same. They may be a bit cheaper, but pictorial packs provide something to focus on while waiting for the bulbs to bloom.Last spring I bought a wonderful new variety of lily called 'Strawberry & Cream


Distractions from gardening

By Jane Moore on 23/01/2009 16:20:11

in general. I know too that I can really get the plot and shed shipshape now before spring strikes with a surge in a month or so's time.But, the thing is, I'm having my bathroom 'done'. Not only is the suite being replaced, but we've knocked a couple of walls


A snow-covered garden

By Adam Pasco on 09/02/2009 15:45:38

of plants to the limit, and we'll have to wait until spring to see whether or not some have succumbed to the cold and died while others have shrugged it off. Last winter I manoeuvred a very large pot of oleander from the patio back into the greenhouse


Growing strawberry plants

By Adam Pasco on 09/03/2009 14:03:21

are available from mail order fruit suppliers for immediate potting. Kept on greenhouse staging, they quickly grow during spring. It’s important to be vigilant for signs of greenfly or red spider mite, and to treat affected plants immediately. Warm greenhouse


Planting potatoes

By Jane Moore on 27/03/2009 16:15:05

The temperatures might have dropped a bit this week, but that doesn't seem to have slowed down the onset of spring. We have a pair of blue tits setting up home in one of our bird boxes in the garden and the frogs are having a high old time


First butterflies of the year

By Richard Jones on 22/04/2009 10:03:56

and sunned it self on the glossy ivy leaves that cover our south-facing fence. This spring generation develops from caterpillars that fed on ivy, but probably not this clump, since they eat the developing flower buds and we don’t have any here yet. They


More seed sowing

By Jane Moore on 01/05/2009 17:15:55

can spring up and choke them.I'm really thorough about preparing the bed before sowing, raking the soil to a fine tilth and drawing a drill with my hoe. It's not that straight admittedly as I can't find my line, but that's the trouble with tidying your


Nectaroscordum of the gods

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 05/05/2009 18:04:09

the colour of cherry stains. As they fade and dry out they turn, so the seedheads are facing upwards. Even when they have disintegrated they still retain a certain elegance way into autumn.Don't forget that this week is the Malvern Spring Show. The first


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