Gardening Advice

A quick guide to growing Chilli Peppers, plant care and some and some fun trivia!

Sowing Phacelia

A bit about the 'whats' and 'whys' of companion plants

How to identify and report this non-native pest

Have a go at growing this wonderful climbing bean

Down among the vegetables in mid-May

International Compost Awareness Week 2019: 5 to 11 May

Protect those tender tips

A list of easy-to-grow vegetable and flower seeds that children will enjoy sowing, along with some tips for sowing seed.

How you can help pollinators in your garden

On your allotment – in the garden: early June

What’s going on with the Riverside bee hive in May

Clever veg growing – May week 3

A guide to our top ten bee-friendly bedding plants.

Looking after your allotment or garden – mid-May

Protection from all manner of creatures - on the allotment and veg patch: May week 2

On the allotment and veg patch – May week 1. How to grow successful potatoes - earthing up, frost and blight

A guide to protecting plants from the damage caused by slugs and snails including a guide to some of the best mollusc resistant perennials and vegetables.