Gardens and Gardening - Gardens and Gardening

Sweet Peas are beautiful and fragrant, but they last only a season. By collecting their plentiful seeds you will be able to keep enjoying them every year.
In August Sweet Peas produce their seeds within pods, these pods start off green and then grow brown and brittle, eventually breaking open. The trick is to time it right, harvesting the pods too soon, whilst they are still green will mean the seeds will...

Whilst watering your garden plants are not a good idea in a hot summer as it can encourage shallow root growth, deeper roots will give them a much better chance of surviving. The one exception is for your pot plants, without the ability to grow deep...

The bleeding heart plant can grow large after several years so splitting it is natural way to keep it’s size in check and to increase the number of plants you have, or to even share them with your friends.
You need to be very careful when splitting a Bleeding Heart plant, it has delicate roots that are easily damaged....

A garden hedgerow no longer has to be the neatly trimmed, uniform hedge that runs along the border of your garden. By carefully selecting differing hedges, mixing them up with some trees you can get a great looking hedgerow that is also great for wildlife...