Garden Gnome

Fast-growing herbs are something you can still get started on in autumn as all they need is some sun and regular water plus in spring you will have early herbs ready for cooking and salads when all other vegetables are in short supply. A Spiral Herb Garden is an ideal

It’s winter and the Garden Gnome is in the kitchen showing you how garden and keep warm by sprouting seeds, grains and beans

Compost and potting mix often contain the bacteria which cause legionellosis, also known as Legionnaires’ disease. Infection can occur when dust from compost and potting mixes is inhaled. Spring is a popular time to get back in the garden and plant yummy veggies. While gardening at this time of the

Lemon season is here and with one other ingredient spring sunshine here are couple of tips for cleaning up your students’ sewing projects. In addition we answer a reader’s question with a stain removal tip for delicate wool garments. To remove unpicked, stitch hole marks and students’ thumb stains from

I do love wild birds in the garden but I prefer to keep them off my washing and soon to be planted spring vegetable plants

  Keep it Simple Garden Tea or Liquid Fertiliser Recipe A liquid fertiliser can be instantly absorbed by a plant when sprayed onto its leaves. Do this weekly as an instant boost to plant growth and to prevent disease. If possible spray either early in the morning or later afternoon

If you have the problem of neighbourhood dogs using your garden and lawn as a toilet then lavender will soon encourage it to poo somewhere else! Purchase 3 or 4 lavender bushes and plant around your property’s main entrance way or where the dog(s) tends to enter your property; could

At this time of year when everything is closed up that old-sock smell seems to pervade houses and the interiors of well-loved cars a spray of diluted oil of cloves which has a festive Christmassy smell will immediately improve the aroma of your home and car. I was asked if