Stephanie's Garden Blog

Late September and early October heralds the start of bulb planting season with gardeners countrywide frenziedly digging away, driven on by the thought of a wonderful spring show.

'I Am A Cider Drinker' sang archetypal west country scrumpy-swilling combo The Wurzels - and all over the UK people are following their advice as this traditional drink enjoys a resurgence.

It's certainly no secret that stored water levels across the UK are at their lowest for decades and a domestic ban on using hosepipes has recently been implemented - but what is less clear cut is what the beleaguered gardener can do about it!

There's no denying that I'm at my happiest when I'm digging, planting sowing or harvesting - even weeding - in the garden

Found an interesting article in the Daily Mail last week which seems to indicate that recycling and composting are starting to become big business - the worm has turned!

Garden Vegetables You can sometimes get a suprise when lifting root crops - there might be a record breaker lurking under the soil surface or alternatively, you might unearth something you didn't quite expect!

The Met Office, one of the world's leading authorities on weather and environmental issues, have published their forecast for spring in the UK - and it looks like we're in for warm and wet weather, writes Martin Fiddes.

There's never been a better time to start growing your own fruit and vegetables at home says our horticulturist Martin Fiddes.

Growers in the West Midlands and parts of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire - whose crops have been devastated by the severe summer floods - are now facing up to possible financial ruin.