It's a sombre week in the world as we all come to grips with the reality of our current situation. How we manage over the coming months will test us all but never more so than now, will we appreciate our gardens!
No Better Time to Grow Your Own
In these very troubling times and before we get to stage of lockdown, try to get to your local garden centre this week and pick up some seed potatoes, onion sets, a packet of peas or beans and a couple of packets of easy grow seeds like lettuce and spinach.
Velvet Leaves Solve the Toilet Roll Shortage
In the current 'toilet roll' shelf shortage, I'll be fine with my supply of soft, velvety leaves from the Calathea rufibarba!
The Top 10 Coolest New Things in the Gardening Industry!
This week saw the garden industry gather in London to showcase to the gardening media their newest, coolest products, gadgets, plants and inventions! With over 100 exhibitors, there was plenty to see, chat about and play with.
Five Things Kids Taught Me about Gardening
If you have ever had your own or a group of children, attempt to do some gardening, you will appreciate that it is highly rewarding, generally chaotic and infinitely amusing!
Colour Pops for Six on Saturday
From one tiny pop of colour to the next, in between the sleet and rain showers, it is just wonderful to watch the garden slowly start to wake up!
Does the Weather Affect your Wellbeing?
Do you count down the days until the weather is better, until you can get out in the garden again? You are not alone: research conducted by YouGov and The Weather Channel found that 29% of the population suffers from a degree of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in the Winter.
