Sustainable gardening isn’t hard: nurture your soil, save your seeds … and compostThe dictionary has it wrong. Gardening isn’t about plants, it’s about everything else: the soil, the insects, the birds, mammals and reptiles, and how you sit in this wor…
How to grow next year’s tulips | Alys Fowler
Lay plans now to defeat your most dastardly enemy: the squirrelAs anyone who has planted tulips knows, the first year is big and bold, the second year less so. There’s the myth that most bedding types of tulips won’t reflower in their second year. I’ve…
How to tidy up an unruly garden | Alys Fowler
A little judicious pruning and deadleafing goes a long way towards treating weather-battered plants Rain, wind, sun, rain, wind, sun: this summer’s varied weather has led to a lot of lank growth, which means things are flopping all over the place, or r…