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.xhope you are well,hows the garden? My garden is doing very well this year, sarah's pondlife, and I am enjoying lots of strawberries and early veg. No trouble on the roses or beans with aphids as there are lots of ladybirds. The Centre Court at Wimbledon

fungicide! I have stripped off most of the leaves but fruit already affected on several plants. No longer grow them outside -not worth the bother. In counryside 12 miles outside Southampton. I have grown my tomatos outside this year as I did have great

.  If you're not sure, google the plant name, that's saved me some expensive mistakes!  Things that grow from bulbs or corms will normally come up every year, make sure you give them a good feed at least once a week (twice is better), and when you plant

worlds cant be a bad thing see if you can get hold of some wine boxes they are great for growing salad stuff in.       My garden is quite small and as it was a new build when we moved here 19 years ago all that's in it and how it looks is down to me

Looking at pictures of their lovely gardens that some people have posted, I am struck by the different styles, from highly disciplined and full of colourful annuals to practical vegetable gardening to cottage gardens stuffed with plants growing

hot summer a couple of years ago, we realised we would have no shade. So we held back. Then I became alarmed about the scarcity of birds, bees and butterflies and decided to go for a "wild garden". In particular, I let a patch of nettles grow. We have

  Drum roll ..................... trumpet ... Evening Brumbull Been out cutting down some branches today lots of arm aching pain and checked my plastic green house seeds - some bits starting to grow. still cold and windy though in Southampton

ago and have been unable to get rid of it since, or stop its relentless spread!I love alstroemerias and have many different ones in my garden. I really hate any kind of weed !Now what are they good for ....I love and grow carnivorous plant

How are things growing in your garden in the month of March,  what tips and hints can you pass on to others. Hey, not there just yet rainjustlearning.....but I think you've started another good thread. Got some primroses to go in tomorrow, a

to enjoy the fine dry weather-we wait until it is time to panic-bulbs-chrysanthus ladykiller opened yesterday nestled in its foliage the blossom almost on the ground-chrysanthus aura opened today-it has faded from the beds and grows now only in the gravel