David’s Blog
10 plants for urban or city gardens
Urban or city gardens allow gardeners to bring some greenery to the landscape and [...]
Cucumbers: How to grow your own
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a British fridge without a cucumber. But what is [...]
How to grow your own beetroot
Beetroot is a king amongst roots. Packed with as much nutritional goodness as it [...]
Grow Your Own Pak Choi
Pak choi has slowly come to be a supermarket staple in the UK, and [...]
How to grow your own kohlrabi
The origins of kohlrabi are a bit of a mystery, it’s true. From what [...]
How to grow your own cauliflower
Here in Britain, when most of us think of cauliflower we think of it [...]
The top 10 hard-to-kill houseplants
There are some plants that will survive a bit of neglect, darkness, drought [...]
Grow Your Own Aubergines
You’ll have heard Americans calling aubergines ‘eggplants,’ but did you know that in India [...]
How to grow your own shallots
Where do shallots come from? Though they hail originally from Southeast Asia, shallots managed [...]
Sunday Mirror article: Bring on the purple reign
The buzz of the bees is a welcome sound in the garden, and the [...]
Garden visitors
Transform your garden into a wildlife friendly haven and then sit back and see [...]
Essentials for a garden picnic
A garden picnic will get your summer started in style. These summer essentials are [...]
August recipe: Summer smoothies
A refreshing smoothie is easy to make, delicious to drink and is jam-packed of [...]
Summer containers and perfect plants
Summer Containers are a wonderful way of adding colour and plant interest to a [...]
Plants for purpose: Continuous or repeat flowering plants
Most of us want to see our gardens full of flowers for as long [...]
Top job for August: Deadheading and pruning
There are many benefits to deadheading flowering plants during the summer season. Vibrant, vigorous [...]
