A way with weeds

With AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes

It’s a time of plenty as your hard work is paying back this month – but it’s not too soon to look ahead to next year

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

Anne reveals rewarding ways to maximise the edible potential of the garden in August

Save seeds from the heads of grasses that may not survive the winter. Ornamental grasses such as pennisetum are marginally tender and particularly susceptible to frost damage when grown in heavy soil.

When a friend came to visit recently she loved all the colour in our flower garden but she took one look at the veg garden and said, “Ah, food!” There’s nothing better than harvesting delicious fresh