This Month in Your Garden – December
“It is the middle of December. The nights are longer, the weather is colder, winter comes.”...
“It is the middle of December. The nights are longer, the weather is colder, winter comes.”...
Neat and trim but not too short, thank you While it is nicer to see...
Creamy chard, squash and parmesan tart From BBC Good Food Ingredients 400g acorn or butternut...
Chilli in winter It’s surprising what vegetables you can grow in December. Sowing seed now...
A light cut might be needed Grass continues to grow in temperatures above 5ºC (41ºF)...
A light cut might be needed Grass continues to grow in temperatures above 5ºC (41ºF)...
Q. We have a lot of moss in our lawn and we have treated it...
A hotbed of vegetables In Victorian times, gardeners used to make hotbeds in winter by...
Cock-a-leekie traybake with croutons Ingredients 8 free-range chicken thighs 2 large carrots, chopped 3 leeks,...
‘Christmas is a time of little time. How we get there is a mystery.’ Nicholas...
To mow, or not to mow? That is the question. It’s unlikely you will need...
VEGAN WELLINGTON A vegan take on the beef version from BBC Food. Ingredients 4 tbsp...
‘Chill December brings the sleet, blazing fire, and Christmas treat.’ -Sara Coleridge (1802–1852), ‘The Garden...
The early bird catches the worm Lawn watching in December can save you work in...
Lost to frost Late celery can be affected by hard frosts and heavy rain so...
Goose risotto from The Hairy Bikers’ BBC ‘Twelve days of Christmas’ Great for Boxing Day...
Who grows where? The vegetable garden can be well stocked and growing through the winter...
Keep on top of the grass Where we are in the country it’s looking unlikely...
‘In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible...