Gardening

Sometimes gardeners turn to chemicals which can be hazardous if used, stored or disposed of incorrectly.

The Smell of Rain

Post Storm Pruning

If you have limited garden space, potted plants are an excellent option. You can move them to catch the sun, they don't require a huge amount of space and the pots themselves become a feature on your patio or windowsill.

In my last column, I described the common diseases that can affect roses in your garden. Now I will talk about some insect and other pests that can affect your roses.

The sight of tender, new leaves gracing bared boned trees, roses and climbers and the first freesias, erlicheer, magnolias, bluebells, jasmine and first spring blossoms just lift the spirit, don't they? If you can't wait to get outside and enjoy the garde

This column I will talk a bit about fertilising roses and what you need to do to have great roses. Fertilising roses is like pruning, it needs to be done to get the best results but if you are a week or two late, it is not the end of the world.

This column, I will talk about some of the common diseases that affect roses and some of the ways you can minimise their appearance in your garden.

Show some love to the garden this winter by digging it over, giving it some compost and anything else that inspires you to improve its overall soil quality in time for spring planting.

In my last column, I covered a few basics on why and how you should prune your roses and also covered how to prune those tricky climbers which can cause a few problems.