One of the ways I knew this wasn’t going to be an ordinary summer in my garden was when I noticed a chrysanthemum trying to bloom in May. Chrysanthemums are fall flowers! Well, sort of. In their native Asia they’re actually long-blooming late-summer flowers, which is how they came to be symbolically associated with longevity […]

Interestingly, community gardens have been a staple part of communities within the United Kingdom for hundreds of years, serving as an important source of food for those who worked on the plots. During World War Two, many community allotments were set up in the inner cities to provide local people with affordable vegetables.

“There’s no reason not to have a blueberry in every garden,” says Amelie Brazelton Aust, second-generation owner of Fall Creek Nursery in Oregon. She should know. Fall Creek will ship 14 million plants worldwide this year, mostly for farming production. Now for home gardeners, they’ve developed a new line called “Brazelberries.” These plants, Amelie tells me […]

In an article for UK national newspaper the Guardian, former presenter of the Gardeners World television show and garden writer Alys Fowler underlined just how important it is for green-fingered enthusiasts to take action to keep certain plants in shape. She specified that pruning is particularly important in order to maintain the growths in their […]

With fall fast approaching, it is vital that green-fingered enthusiasts do not allow their garden activities to pile up, as many plants will be requiring close care throughout late summer. In an article for the UK national newspaper the Daily Telegraph, professional gardener and writer Helen Yemm suggested that a significant amount of varieties will […]

Gardening enthusiasts who enjoy using their glasshouse to nurture fruit and vegetables that they can use in the kitchen when ready may wish to consider diversifying their produce. If this is the case – then why not give oriental greens some thought? In an article for UK national newspaper the Guardian, former presenter of the […]

There are so many ways in which a gardener can add a bit of color to their greenhouse, that it can be difficult to choose what to go for. However, after an approach has been chosen, it is important that action is taken to ensure that the plants – and indeed, the controlled climate space […]

As we enter late August, the summer season is due to gradually start giving way to fall, which his typically characterised by more uneven weather and a duller atmosphere all around. However, there is no need for this to apply to the garden, as green-fingered enthusiasts are able to maintain a space that can perpetuate […]

In an article for the UK national newspaper the Guardian, garden writer Kendra Wilson explained that great mullien is a wonderful plant. It is alternatively known by its Latin binominal name of verbascum thapsus – although it has many colloquial names, such as Aaron's Rod, Jacob's Staff, Grandmother's Flannel, Beggar's Blanket and Witch's Taper. "With […]

My spring vegetable crop went all awry, because a combination of freakishly warm weather and general disorganization threw my timing off. I got the herbs and tomatoes set out, but I failed to get my usual two or three crops of salads or radishes before the seriously hot weather set in. But now – even […]

The hot weather chore of watering container plants can make you feel like you’re trapped in a perpetual motion machine. What, wilted again? However, you can enjoy wonderful containers that need little extra care when the temperatures soar. Simply choose plants that will consent to grow in bog conditions. Place them pot and all in […]