One of our readers experimented this year by growing potatoes in a tub on the patio. At the end of August, after the stalks had died back, he emptied out about 8Kg of tubers. Earlier in …
Advice from the experts
Over the years, our gardening habits are influenced by others. In my case, our family had a long tradition of farming in the Cumbrian Lake District and growing things both commercially and for our …
Southport Flower Show 2009
Thank you to all those who attended our presentation "Gardening with Injury & Disability", at the Southport Flower Show over the weekend. The weather was kind compared to the forecasts we had …
Plant for Life Challenge
PlantforLife challenges Britain’s gardeners to help save four butterfly species on the verge of extinction PlantforLife and The Butterfly Conservation are teaming up to try and save four of …
Gardening Boosts Vitamin D
Readers may be aware of recent media reports on the rising incidence of Ricketts. This bone disease is caused by lack of vitamin D (which we source from sunlight). Our northern hemisphere climate …
Gardening Calorie Counter
Today sees the launch of our new downloadable gardening calorie counter. We have compiled data and analysed statistics to give you an idea of how many calories are burned doing various gardening …