A Pot Display for Early March
Reading time 10 minutes
The wild weather has blown through and we’ve been blessed with a weekend of clear skies, fresh breezes and bright sunshine. It’s been the […]
Practical Advice
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 […]
The Great Chrysanthemum Comeback
Reading time 17 minutes
Chrysanthemums are making a comeback. You heard it here first. How do I know? I’ll tell you; because it’s inevitable. Flowers are like clothing […]
Creating An Autumn Pumpkin Arrangement
Reading time 11 minutes
It’s mid-October. The nights are drawing in and Halloween is fast approaching. Farmers here in East Kent are already opening their field gates for […]
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 […]
How To Prepare Your Garden For A Spring Cold Snap
Reading time 10 minutes
Over the last week, we’ve been blessed with glorious spring weather. Sunshine and temperatures in the high teens and twenties (ºC) have, quite literally, […]
Baby steps (towards spring)
Reading time 10 minutes
Every weekend is pretty much the same during the lockdown. A time to catch up on sleep, to read, phone friends and family, make […]
Dazzling Dahlias
Reading time 11 minutes
As you know, we both adore dahlias: sadly they don’t adore our garden. Dahlias appreciate a little elbow room and plenty of sunshine to […]
Allot of Social Distancing
Reading time 11 minutes
If there can be any positive from the current worldwide situation it is the time that we now have at our disposal. We can […]
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 […]