When it comes to useful garden gear that helps you kick-start the growing season, few tools are as valuable right now as a propagator. Whether you choose a fully featured, temperature-controlled, mult

If you’re new to sowing seeds or haven’t had much success in the past, then let me take you through the basics. It’s such a rewarding, cheap and easy way to fill your pots, borders and veg patch. Some

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This month, Lalage impatiently awaits the start of the growing season, busying herself sowing seeds indoors, nourishing the soil in the potager beds, and spreading gravel for pathways, as her plans begin to take shape

WITH SPRING AROUND THE CORNER, START GROWING SOME SEEDS FROM SCRATCH NOW TO ENSURE A PLANT-PACKED SUMMER GARDEN

Prop open the lid of your cold frames on a mild afternoon when the temperature is in double figures. This will improve the airflow around your pots and trays of seedlings, cuttings and plants. It will