The Allotment Garden | A Guide to Organic Gardening

Growing Courgettes

A growers guide to courgettes: Courgettes are very easy to grow and will provide you will a good, sustained crop throughout the summer months.

Propagating Canna Lily Seeds | A Guide to How & When to Sow Canna Seeds in the UK

Canna Lily propagation from seed is incredibly easy to do. A guide to growing, storing and transplanting these tropical flowering plants.

A guide to chitting & growing Potatoes

A complete guide to chitting & growing potatoes and getting the most out of your crop

Winter Bedding Plants | UK Frost Hardy Flowers

List to help select the best frost hardy winter bedding plants & flowers to add colour to your garden borders this winter.

Guide to Seed Potato Varieties

An allotment or vegetable patch would simply not be complete without a run of potatoes. With so many varieties to choose from, it's a good idea to do a little research to find the best suited for your garden.

Autumn Onion sets

Autumn is not too late to plant your early onion sets. From September right through to December, planting now will result a strong overwintered crop in May to July.

Winter flowering climbers

A list of colourful Winter flowering climbing plants to provide flower blooms during the coldest months.

Container gardening

There are many benefits to growing your plants in containers. This article will look at some of the advantages of Container Gardening and some of the best plants to try in pots, tubs and troughs.

Three sisters vegetable gardening

An ancient and highly successful way of growing vegetables. The three sisters garden scheme is a balanced and attractive method that everyone must try.

Growing Streptocarpus plants (Cape Primrose)

The streptocarpus, or Cape Primrose is an excellent addition to any windowsil or conservatory. It will provide plenty of orchid-like flowers for much of the year and is easy to grow.

Flower seeds to sow in July

July is not a month to be sitting on your laurels! Here is a list of seeds to sow and some practical advice to get the most out of your seedlings during this summer month.

Growing vegetables in a small garden: Small Space, Big Harvest: Expert Tips in Compact Areas

Here are just a few suggestions of varieties of vegetables that you can easily grow in a small garden.

Hanging baskets for areas of shade

Add colour in shade with plants for hanging baskets. Consider both flowering and leafy plants that can tolerate the darkest parts of the garden.

Hedge & hedging plants – information for allotments

Hedges, Fences and walls can all serve similar purposes – marking and maintaining boundaries, keeping children or pets contained or to provide a greater sense of privacy. It is fair to say we are a little biased! But here are some good reasons for choosing a hedge.Hedges have greater ‘kerbside appeal’ offering beauty and interest in all seasons while softening the lines of buildings making houses look more in keeping with their gardens.

Garden flowers for bees

Bees are in decline in most countries around the world. As gardeners, what flowers can we grow to encourage these important insects?

15 [Easy to grow] flowers

A list of common, easy to grow flowers for your garden this summer. For the first time gardener.