Stairs and pathways are regular features of small city gardens. Used carefully these spaces provide excellent locations for vertical-growing container gardens without impeding access. This corner of the garden involves …Read More about Starting a stairwell garden
Gardening Diary Entries
Planting list – week ending 3 April 2016
Beans (Broad, Climbing & Runner) Parsley Nasturtium
Bluebells
You know it is spring when the bluebells start to bloom. Many traditional gardeners hold that spring planting should not begin until the bluebells are in bloom. The bluebells in …Read More about Bluebells
Beans progress report 3
Beans are an ideal crop to bring on early in the house ready for planting outside as soon as the temperature outside has risen. They grow easily from seed but …Read More about Beans progress report 3
Nasturtiums
Apart from providing wonderful colour in a small garden, nasturtiums are the gardener’s favourite for encouraging beneficial insects into the garden. Originally from South America, nasturtiums have a culinary and …Read More about Nasturtiums
Hardening off 1
With the bright sunny afternoons it is worth getting young plants outside for a few hours. Young plants crave the sun more than anything so even gentle protected exposure is …Read More about Hardening off 1