WITH longer range weather forecasts suggesting that we may be in for another Arctic winter, you might want to give some thought to some of your more sensitive plants in the garden – assuming that they have survived the last two winters.Read
1Vegetables – tidy up winter brassica crops by pulling off yellowing older leaves. Check for infestations of cabbage whitefly, particularly on older leaves – remove and destroy. Snap leaves over developing cauliflower curds to prevent frost damage. Lift root crops and store them in dry compost in a frost free environment in case the ground freezes hard.Read
_ ALPINES, An Essential Guide – at last a gardening book, written by a true expert in his field, that will steer the enthusiastic amateur through the maze of information that is needed to grow alpine plants successfully.Read
AT a glittering award ceremony in London recently, the Garden Retail Award 2011 for Best New Plant went to Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Little Devil’ .Read
1Vegetables – plan some improvements to your vegetable garden now and persuade friends or relatives to treat you to the necessary materials for Christmas – new cold frames, new timber edging to raised beds, new rain butt for a shed or glasshouse, new tools are all worth suggesting.Read
AS we creep ever closer to the winter solstice, celebrating the end of one year and the start of another, whether as Christian festival or as a pagan one, we all like the idea of the giving and receiving gifts, however small, to and from friends, family and colleagues.Read
_ FOLLOWING the success of the first show at the Royal Show Ground at Stoneleigh, near Coventry, the Edible Garden Show from March 16 to 18, promises to be bigger and better.Read
1 Vegetables – harvest parsnips, leeks and sprouts from now onwards as the nights get colder and enhance the flavours. Cut back asparagus stems as the leaves turn yellow. Cover winter brassicas with netting to prevent pigeons from attacking them.Read
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