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Man installing a wooden birdhouse on a tree in a garden with tools and plans on a table nearby.

A Simple Owl Nest Box for Your Garden

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Owls used to feel like an unremarkable part of the countryside. But as old barns disappear and tree hollows become...

Hands holding a tray of young tomato plants inside a greenhouse with a spring calendar in the background.

Hardening Off Tomatoes: The One Step Professionals Never Skip Before Planting Out

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Garden centres are packed, your fingers are itching to get started, and the sun is shining - and it’s precisely...

Person planting flower bulbs in a garden bed with pots and labelled flower bags on a sunny day.

Plant these 4 bulbs and tubers in March to bridge the flowering gap

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

With the right planting job in March, you can neatly fill this gap. Once the first spring bulbs have finished,...

Great tit bird holding a bee on a beehive with gardening gloves and a bottle in a sunny garden.

How Tits Help Protect Bees from the Invasive Asian Hornet in March

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

For the past few years, many gardens have gained the same new source of anxiety: an invasive hornet introduced from...

Woman harvesting ripe tomatoes in raised garden bed with basket of fresh vegetables nearby on sunny day

March sowing: quiet decisions for overflowing summer vegetable baskets

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

The quiet choices you make now set up summer baskets piled high. Plenty of keen gardeners dutifully wait for the...

Person pruning colourful petunias on a balcony with gardening tools and a watering can on a wooden table.

Calibrachoa (Million Bells): the hanging plant for a July–August flower waterfall on your balcony

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

If you’re hoping for a dense, colourful cascade of flowers on your balcony in July and August, now is the...

Young boy gardening, tending to plants under a plastic cloche in a raised bed garden on a sunny day.

False spring: how to protect seedlings with hardening off and soil temperature

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

The sun had already got some heat in it as I crouched beside the raised bed, feeling the compost crumble...

Person wearing a straw hat planting a young tree in an orchard with fruit and a shovel nearby.

Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba): the Chinese date tree for dry gardens

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

While apple, cherry and the usual favourites are struggling with water shortages, scorched soils and heatwaves, a tough exotic is...

Man harvesting leafy greens from a raised garden bed with gardening tools and notes nearby.

Perennial Vegetables: Top 15 for an Almost Autonomous Garden

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

If you find yourself sowing the same varieties every spring, anxiously watching for late frosts and barely putting the hose...

Hands removing ants from a leafy plant in a garden bed with a watering can and insect spray nearby.

Ants in the garden: these plants are real ant magnets

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Many hobby gardeners are puzzled by lines of ants marching through the borders - without realising they may have planted...

Hand planting seeds in soil beside blooming blue and white flowers with bees and a bird nearby.

Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena): a simple March sowing for UK gardens

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

March brings back clearer light, the lawn begins to stir, and winter leaves borders looking stripped back and a little...

Small birds perched on a snowy wooden feeder with hands offering seeds in a winter garden.

How an Old Broom Can Save Garden Birds in Winter

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

In the depths of winter, your garden can quickly become a survival zone: food is scarce, hiding places are limited,...

Young man pruning an olive tree on a sunny terrace with gardening tools and fertiliser nearby.

Olive Tree: End-of-Winter Pruning and Fertilising for More Flowers

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Although the olive tree is considered tough and undemanding, it’s the tail end of winter that often determines how generously...

Person scrubbing moss and dirt off outdoor tiles with brushes, a cleaning bottle, and a blue bucket of soapy water.

The 35-Cent Trick: Clean Your Patio with Household Vinegar

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Months of rain, frost and shade can do a number on a patio, and plenty of homeowners will recognise the...

Hands planting colourful pansy flowers in seed trays on a wooden table with gardening tools and a steaming mug.

7 Best Flowers to Sow in March

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Between drizzle, late frosts and the first flashes of sunshine, March brings a surprisingly important choice: which flowers you’ll sow....

Young woman in garden feeding a skunk near a raised flowerbed on a sunny day

Keeping Skunks (Striped Skunks) Out of Your Garden

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

If you live in North America, or you are travelling there and staying in a house with a garden, you...

Woman planting holly shrubs with red berries in a garden bed outside a house in daylight.

Plant Holly Before March for a Lucky Garden Fresh Start

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

When the days start to brighten but the garden still looks grey and bare, many people feel the urge for...

Woman arranging a cup on a balcony table with plants, a laptop, and two wooden chairs in daylight.

Lidl Parkside wooden garden table for around €40: order for small outdoor spaces

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Anyone with a tiny courtyard, a narrow patio or a mini balcony knows how quickly things get cramped: as soon...

Hands harvesting a green tomato from a plant growing in a wooden raised garden bed with ripe red tomatoes.

Mulch and Watering: The Simple Step for Stronger Tomatoes

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

The problem is often not a lack of effort, but the technique: how your soil absorbs water determines whether tomatoes...

Hands pruning a rose stem with secateurs in a garden during daylight, gardening gloves on a table nearby.

Rose Pruning: How to Prune at an Angle with a 45° Cut Above an Outward-Facing Bud

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

The secateurs snap shut; the air carries a faint, cold-soil scent; and your roses look as though they’ve survived a...

Woman in gloves tending plants in a sunny garden with flowers and a butterfly nearby.

Why Leaving Nettles in Your Garden Pays Off

Oliver Whitfield • August 10, 2026

Leaving nettles where they are can bring far more benefits than most people expect. Plenty of keen gardeners reach for...