We have waited for this season for months and now the time has come where the garden is in full gear! All winter we make our ...

The summer swings into full flourish with the Glorious Fourth. And gardens swing into full flower and fruitfulness ...

You can start to plant vegetables in July for a winter harvest. Palphramand suggests sowing kale and cabbage, choosing ...

No summer garden is complete without sweet peas. With super-abundant, delicate flowers with a heavenly perfume, they are ...

If you're sprouting large seeds, consider scarifying them to speed up the process. This step helps to more quickly break down ...

There is not much that can be planted in the garden in June or July. It is just too hot, and soil dries out to quickly, so fresh seedlings will struggle. We can start planting for Fall in August, ...

A few examples of cool-season crops that work well for succession planting include most lettuces, radishes, spinach, kale, peas, cabbage, beets, turnips and bunching onions. Once harvested, they can ...

Sweet peas are skilled climbers that love a place to grab onto. I dig a two- or three-inch trench along a fence or trellis (or with a small trellis if growing in a container) so they have a place ...

Sweet peas love a perpetual spring. Their ideal conditions are damp, gray, and cool—they’d love it if the air never got over 70 degrees.

Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus cv.) are easy to get started – you soak the seed in water overnight, plant them out in free-draining, compost-rich soil, and give them a support to grow up.

Plant Heritage Grand Spring Plant Sale, 26/4/25, 9.30 – 2.00, St Michael’s School, North Hill, Highgate. Hampstead Garden Suburb Horticultural Society Plant Sale, 10/5/25, 10.30am to 12pm ...

Peas are the most wonderful crop and tasting delicious sweet peas straight from the pod, right off the plant, is an experience that I doubt can be improved. This is the simple guide on how to grow ...