Love it or hate it, weeding the garden is something that needs to be done. Martyn Cox shares his hard earned experience in his new series for beginners.
Weeds
Tidying the garden in autumn
Martyn Cox has some advice on how your unruly autumn plot can easily be tamed within a few hours, leaving it in great shape until spring.
How to keep growing home-grown food
If you are growing your own food for the first time Martyn Cox offers his timely tips and advice to get the best from your crops
What can I use to deal with weeds safely?
As the temperature starts to rise, you can be sure that some of the first plants to raise their leaves and start to grow in the garden are going to be weeds. These incredible plants are survivors that have evolved to colonise every bare patch of soil and grow everywhere that you don’t want them […]
What makes a weed?
Tamsin Westhorpe shares her love/hate relationship with garden weeds and wildflowers
Five plants to smother weeds
Choose to grow ground cover plants in your garden to naturally smother weeds. They cover the ground and don’t leave any spaces where weeds can grow.
Triffids, sculpture and wildlflower meadows
In Jean Vernon’s blog this month she battles triffid-like bindweed, sees the Barbara Hepworth inspired garden at the Tate and visits a wildflower grower.
Time travel, weird edibles and lawnmowers
Jean’s been out and about testing lawnmowers, eating tulip bulbs (yes really) and making supper from garden weeds.
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