Looking to next year and saving seed
It’s that tomato time of year, so some info on saving seed, the difference between determinate and indeterminate tomatoes and why it matters, and whether its worth saving seed from an F1 plant
Climate Change Garden
Weekly newsletters full of advice on matters relating to climate change, regenerative organic gardening, growing veg and biodiversity, to help you become a more climate-resilient gardener
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Prairie plants, soil organic matter, biochar and how water moves around my garden
A look at how water moves through the garden, some thought on 'prairie' plants and how we can amend soils to help our plants become resilient
A potager update and the pesky flea beetle
A garden open day, some successes in the kitchen garden and ways to tackle the epidemic numbers of the flea beetles.
Heat and drought – some observations
Like many gardeners, my focus this week has been on the weather! But I have been busy in the garden preparing for our Open Garden and watching butterflies
Some observations from RHS Badminton flower show
Some images and take-away ideas from the recent RHS Badminton Flower Show. Its a long post due to lots of photos so you may have to open it in the app to view it all
All about shade
In this post: the cooling effect of trees, protecting photosynthesis during heat waves, how heat affects soil, shade and buildings and 6 shady ideas for the garden
Weather records, watering plants and a visit to an inspiring garden
This week the weather has been dominating the headlines across Europe. I take a look back to the drought and heatwave of 1976, bust a few myths around watering and visit a wonderful garden near Bath
My garden in June
A round up from the garden featuring the aggregate bed, the wild potager, a repurposed filing cabinet, and annual flowers for pollinators
Flowers and beetles, buzz pollination and a link to tomatoes
Some of the unusual pollination that's going on in our gardens: the role of beetles, a stinking flower, the buzz of bees & why an electric toothbrush could improve your aubergine and tomato harvests!
Two historic walled gardens, a dipping pond and a hot wall
This week I am looking at two historic walled gardens that I visited recently, one in Versailles, the other in Worcestershire.
Blue tits, spiders and the changing colour of roses
My focus this week is on wildlife in the garden, especially nesting birds, bees and spiders.