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Clusters of bright orange berries with red and green foliage.

Gardening expert Mary Lovell-Smith shares how to best prepare for autumn

As summer flowers and veggies fade, and even though there’s still much to harvest, it’s time to prep your garden for autumn Red rowan berries are often too bitter for people to eat raw, but they make a beautiful Rowan berry jam.  Chores to prepare your garden for autumn And just like that, autumn is […]
It’s time to get planting for spring harvesting

It’s time to get planting for spring harvesting

Growth may be slowing down, but May is not too late to put in some cold-tolerant leafy greens for spring eating And so to bed As the nights grow longer and the temperatures fall, plant growth slows, sometimes to a standstill. Although less useful in warmer climates, most gardens appreciate being put to bed now, […]
Bright orange and pink hibiscus flower with raindrops, surrounded by green leaves.

The garden tasks to get through this long weekend

Get your hands dirty over the long Easter weekend and turn your garden into an autumnal happy place Finale The last of summer’s flowers are putting on their final show, a glorious blast of colour. Stop and admire the blooms, which from hibiscus to helenium, from bougainvillea to rudbeckia are bathing in the light of […]