Prepare for spring by cleaning your greenhouse

Prepare for spring by cleaning your greenhouse

If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse then keeping it in a clean tidy state is absolutely essential for keeping disease and pests at bay. A greenhouse allows you to overwinter precious plants and grow fruit and veg which would otherwise be impossible, especially in the north of the UK.

Fill your garden with the delights of spring

Fill your garden with the delights of spring

Most of us love the arrival of spring and the promise of better weather just around the corner. This blog will give you ideas on how to transform your garden into a springtime wonderland.

The key to a productive garden is healthy soil

The key to a productive garden is healthy soil

All gardeners know that the only way to achieve great results starts with the soil. It stands to reason that if you continually take from the earth it will eventually become depleted and unproductive. Read these tips for improving your own soil.

Best easy garden plants

Best easy garden plants

If you are new to gardening and need a little help as to what plants to start off with this blog comes up with some specimens, easy to grow and maintain, for your new outdoor space.

Sow tomato seeds in late winter/early spring

Sow tomato seeds in late winter/early spring

This blog and video shows just how easy it is to start your 'grow-your-own' journey. Future blogs take you through how to plant them out in the greenhouse, how to pinch out the side shoots so you get a good crop and how and when to feed and water your plants.

Tips for keeping deer and rabbits out of your garden

Tips for keeping deer and rabbits out of your garden

An invasion of rabbits or even just one deer can decimate your garden in just one night so if you garden in a rural area it pays to be one step ahead. This blog gives you some ideas on how to deter these mammals.

Best trees to give you colour in spring

Best trees to give you colour in spring

Most of us can grow a tree even if it is only in a container in the backyard. They provide a whole range of wildlife benefits and help combat global warming so why not buy one which will light up your spring. This blog gives you a range of trees which will look attractive at the start of the season.

Best shrubs to give you colour in spring

Best shrubs to give you colour in spring

Spring is the time our gardens are beginning to wake from winter and shrubs are a fantastic source of spring colour as well as being easy maintenance. This blog will give you some ideas of what to plant for scent and colour.

Best spring bulbs for a woodland garden

Best spring bulbs for a woodland garden

A woodland garden can be a bit lacklustre for many months of the year but with a bit of planning you can have interest for more of the year. This guide will take you through the bulbs readily available in garden centres.

Create Interest In The Winter Garden

Create Interest In The Winter Garden

If there isn't much of interest in your winter garden then this blog can give you a few pointers about what can be achieved to enhance your outdoor space over the winter months.

Cook Roast Potatoes On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Cook Roast Potatoes On The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill

Free up space in your oven this Christmas by utilising your BBQ, place near the back door and you can cook any element, or all, of the Christmas dinner. Start by producing crisp roast potatoes with a fluffy inside. Enrol in our Taste of Christmas BBQ course to get some tips to upgrade your recipes.

Best trees for autumn colour

Best trees for autumn colour

Extend the season of colour in your garden by including a magnificent fiery autumn tree. Some can be grown in containers so you don't necessarily need acres of garden. This blog gives you all the tips necessary to grow one of these beauties.

Best trees for fruit and berries in autumn

Best trees for fruit and berries in autumn

Autumn is the time when things start dying back but by growing a tree for it's fruit and berries you not only provide for the wildlife but also interest in the garden and food for yourself. The blog gives you some suggestions for the best trees to grow for autumn food.

What Seeds Should I Be Sowing In Autumn?

What Seeds Should I Be Sowing In Autumn?

Just because autumn is here it doesn't mean that everything in the garden stops, this blog gives you some ideas of what seeds to sow at the end of summer.

Forage for Free Food in Autumn

Forage for Free Food in Autumn

Autumn is a fantastic time for bulking out your recipes with free food and this blog takes you through which plants are available. Not only does it help stretch the budget but is also great exercise. Only eat food when you are 100% certain you know what it is.

Why Do Leaves Turn Colour In Autumn?

Why Do Leaves Turn Colour In Autumn?

Autumn can be a spectacular time of year but why do the trees turn colour at this time of year, this blog explains the simple science behind this phenomenon.