My #SixonSaturday this week comes from Turkey. One of the things I love most about going on holiday is seeing all the unusual plants and flowers in bloom.
Six on a Turkish Saturday
Brussel Sprout Decimation
It's not all-singing and dancing flowers and veg in the garden you know! Sometimes, despite our best defences, disease or pests can attack our much loved planting! This year's Christmas day dinner may be in danger!
Six on a Saturday for October
On a Saturday, gardeners from around the world share six things from their garden in their blogs and on social media. It's a great way to see over the fence of what is going on in other people's gardens. I thought I'd share #SixonSaturday from my garden as we slide into October.
Wonderful Winter Window Boxes
If you Summer window boxes, hanging baskets or pots are looking a bit played out, it's time to reset the stage for Act Two with some wonderful Winter planting.
Eggshells – Slug Defence
You may know that eggshells are a great way to deter slugs from chomping on your prized plants but how do you gather enough eggshells in order for this barrier method to be successful?
Horatio’s Garden Scotland
Horatio's Garden recognises and promotes the health and well-being benefits of gardens and blazes the trail all healthcare settings should be adopting in harnessing the power of greenspace.
3 Steps to Free Leafmould Compost
Leafmould compost is the easiest thing you can make in you garden!
Keep Deadheading
If you want to prolong those flowers in your garden which are still blooming, then you need to keep deadheading!
Buying Beautiful Bulbs
There is nothing more welcome after a long, cold, wet Winter than seeing the Daffodils or Tulips burst forth from the soil but in order for that to happen, you need to plan for it now!
Humitidy is Rising, Barometer’s Getting Low
Learning which plants in your garden need to be protected or moved before Winter will save you time and money in the long run.
Plants for Free from Gardener’s World
Here is a cost effective way not only of building up garden stock but of trying out plants and colours in the garden which you may not otherwise have bought.
Sliding into September
It can feel a bit like Autumn is already upon us but there are still are pops of colour in the garden everywhere!
The Pink Wheelbarrow 