How to Enjoy Your Garden in March
Reading time 33 minutes
Although winter’s icy fingers cling to March, their grip weakens daily. The weather may not always be clement, but there’s no turning back now; […]
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How to Enjoy Your Garden in February
Reading time 31 minutes
Excitement is mounting at The Watch House. At the end of this month, The Frustrated Gardener will be getting a complete makeover, including a […]
How To Use Horse Manure In Your Garden
Reading time 9 minutes
No good gardener ever turns down the offer of a load of well-composted horse manure. Some may even go weak at the knees at […]
Planting A Container for Autumn Colour
Reading time 10 minutes
By mid-September, many summer-flowering annuals have started to burn themselves out. They’ve given their all, and their natural instinct is now to produce seed […]
Now is the Time to Plant Spring Bulbs
Reading time 11 minutes
Whilst tempting to lament the summer that never was, now is the time to be looking ahead and planting your spring-flowering bulbs. The first […]
National Allotments Week 2021
Reading time 10 minutes
I am surprised and embarrassed to note that the last time I wrote on TFG’s blog was back in January. Where have the last […]
A Year of Plotting
Reading time 21 minutes
January 2020 After waiting only four months, we got the news that we had reached the top of the allotment waiting list: if we […]
BITTERSWEET MEMORIES OF 2020
Reading time 22 minutes
The year 2020. Where to begin? It’s tempting to dive straight into the obvious negatives – and let’s face it that would be rich […]
Garden Diary: May 2020 Part I
Reading time 18 minutes
Where, oh where did May go? No sooner had it started than June was upon us. Now it’s midsummer, the longest day is almost […]
Garden Diary: April 2020
Reading time 30 minutes
April was a bittersweet month. Among many positives were the beautiful weather and being able to spend extra time in the garden with The […]
Garden Diary: March 2020
Reading time 28 minutes
Who could have predicted that the Month of March would end as it did? Over the course of two weeks our daily routines changed […]
From Coastline to Compost Bin – Using Seaweed As A Garden Fertiliser and Soil Improver
Reading time 16 minutes
I may be a composting virgin, but now that I have an allotment I am getting serious about the dark art of decay. Since […]