Lay down some roots

Parsnips roots will have reached full size by now, so you can begin harvesting them whenever needed. To get them out in one piece, loosen the soil around the roots with a garden fork beforehand, and i

It’s cheaper and can be better for your plants – here’s why we should all do it

There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk

There’s something quietly satisfying about pruning fruit trees in winter. The garden is hushed, the air feels clean and sharp, and the bare bones of your trees are laid out in front of you like a diag

Plant skimmias in pots so you can position them in spots where you can best see their attractive berries now, their pretty flower buds at the end of winter and blossom in spring. Skimmias do best in p

IT is November 1964. Mr Mackenzie, in his ...