If you have a garden, gardening is something that can’t be put on hold indefinitely, so what needs to be done in February?

Happy New Year 2026! Another year over, another just begun, lets hope it’s a good one! (apologies to John Lennon). What better way can there be to get ready for the new year than putting on the wellies and venturing out into the cold, wet, dank and dismal January air to enjoy a bit of nature? If you can think of any possible alternatives for one’s enjoyment, please go ahead, if not, read on for gardening enlightenment. Another update on the use of peat. The even longer (than

Merry Christmas dear reader. I hope you have enjoyed a successful year in the garden and are looking forward to an abundance of gardening related Christmas presents to sustain your gardening passion into 2026. Gardening, however, doesn’t happen to stop just because it’s winter, but if it has for you then read no further and I hope you enjoy your Christmas festivities.  For the gardening devotee, please read on, the rest of this article is just for you. Gardening articles abou

Hands up! Who’s bought their Christmas tree? If not, have you thought about it? Most Christmas trees are cut by September or October (unless you can get one cut for you at a local grower). So, it isn’t as daft as it sounds to buy your tree early because you can get it home and stand it in a bucket of water in the garden until it is time to bring it indoors. This will ensure it has a supply of much needed water for as long as possible to avoid the dreaded needles falling off,

October is the last chance before the winter sets in to give the lawn some tlc.

Last September, I was moaning about the rotten weather and the lack of any warm weather in the summer. What a contrast this year, it seems to have gone from summer to winter, missing spring altogether. The results of sunny weather can be seen all around, trees heavy with fruit and nut (not the chocolate variety) and berries in the hedgerows. Some say that a good year for fruit etc is a sign of a long cold winter ahead whereas it must simply be a good growing season, we will s

What help can AI give you in the garden and has that help improved since last year?

Have you ever thought about mulching?  This is your mulching guide and could be just what you are looking for to ease the graft of gardening.

Last year at this time I was moaning on about too much rain, this year (at the time of writing) we have had barely 20 mm since the start...

This month’s gardening tips has an emphasis on conservation, so rather than turning the garden into a parking lot, or laying artificial...

Just as the avid gardener has dared to venture out into the March sunshine along comes April in its attempt to turn the perfectly...

I always think of March as being the start of the gardening year because suddenly there is loads to do and avoiding it isn’t really an...

New year’s advice from gardening journos appears to be do as little as needed to enjoy your garden! Enjoying the garden must be what it...

Happy New (gardening) Year from EGRGA I had a very pleasant surprise a few weeks ago, I found out I have a new reader. Welcome to my...

Should I use peat in my garden? The simple answer is no, can I still buy it – yes. The ban on retail sales won’t come into effect until...

Time for my yearly rain update. So, was 2023 a wet year? On average yes, the second wettest since 2007 (the year I started measuring...

My great nephew was in the garden the other day, he had found a slug under a flowerpot and was trying to eat it. “What does that taste...

I start with a request for vigilance! The countryside, rivers and seas around the UK as well as our gardens are increasingly at risk from...

It is that time of year again when planting needs to be done but the weather may not be suitable, perhaps the gardener should just get on...

June is finally here with summer rains that never stop, thirty days to spoil the garden (apologies to Flanders and Swan). After a...