Honey bees are starting to ‘stretch their legs’ and venture out. Here’s our bee expert Colin Rees with some advice on how ‘hefting’ and a bit of maintenance can help you get...
What tools does a gardener really need? The days are getting longer and with the snow drops appearing there is just the whiff of Spring. So, it’s time to clear out and...
It’s time to stop regretting last year’s failings, both personal and gardening, and resolve to do better. Alison Agnew, our gardening expert, offers up her list of 10 new year resolutions. Will...
Deluge and drought How will our green and lovely Cornish gardens cope and how can we adapt to periods of drought? Our resident gardening expert, Alison Agnew, is here to help. It...
Our resident gardening expert Alison Agnew has some useful tips on how to cope with the winter deluge. But first – its all about keeping our gardens colourful. November is the...
Now we are well and truly into the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness take heart from our gardening expert, Alison Agnew, there is still much to enjoy in the garden. But...
With the days starting to get a little shorter our resident gardening expert, Alison Agnew, takes us through the joys of an autumnal garden. Daisy Days I’m writing this by the fire...
Roses for the Roseland This month our gardening expert Annie Agnew has some tips on on growing roses on the Roseland, the ‘chelsea chop’ and snail hunting at dawn. I know the...
Oh frabjous May! Callooh Callay! – to misquote Lewis Carrol. May is such a glorious month for gardeners. All our failures and errors are wiped clean by the perfect new growth and...