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Know yourself, grow yourself This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week theme is ‘Know yourself, grow yourself’, which is all about helping children recognise and accept their emotions. We’re exploring how gardening can play a part in helping them doing this. From building patience through sowing seeds, to the power of the ‘5-4-3-2-1 Challenge’, keep reading…

Our guide to seed harvesting this autumn As summer starts to fade the arrival of Autumn signals the perfect time to plan next season’s garden. Whether you grow in borders, containers, or plots, seed saving is an easy way to nurture your favourites. The coming weeks are a great time to collect seeds from a…

Britain Get Growing – Planning for a productive February As February rolls around, it’s time to put your green thumb to work and start planning your garden for the upcoming season. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a novice, there are many options available for what you can sow and grow in your garden in…

New Year, New Garden: Revitalise Your Garden with These New Year’s Resolutions As we bid farewell to another year and welcome the possibilities of a new chapter, it’s the perfect time to plan and implement New Year’s resolutions for your garden. Just like personal goals, setting resolutions for your garden can help you make beautiful…

Growing herbs in your kitchen is a breeze. A kitchen garden can be budget-friendly too which we all need as food prices continue to rise. Herbs are not only sensory plants for our eyes and ears, but they can transform a dish into something so flavoursome and aromatic.

New Year’s Resolutions are obviously topical at the moment, but have you thought about making New Year’s Resolutions for the way you manage your garden?

February is an early start to the spring season, with many flowers and crops being ready to plant. There are many great jobs to do in the garden, starting with preparing plants ready for a beautiful bloom in spring.

Make your own pizza faces! For this project, we are using tomatoes, peppers and basil as these are what we are planning on growing this year. You can come up with a wide range of topping ideas to create your own tasty design if those aren’t your favourites!

Trimming and pruning is a key focus this month, trim back ivy and creepers if they have outgrown their space before birds start nesting in them. Prune winter-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering such as mahonia, heathers and winter jasmine. You can now cut back deciduous grasses leftover Winter ready for fresh growth to start as the weather warms up.

What better place is there to start the New Year than in your garden. It’s the perfect time to start planning & pruning. January to-do list for the garden.