Do you love the coastal paradises of Minack Theatre, Tresco Island and Abbotsbury Gardens? Recreate it on your Bristol balcony or exposed garden slope using a range of succulents spilling out of terracotta pots, tall spires that add swaying in the breeze,
Transform your garden into a tropical paradise using these colourful, exotic plants this summer!
How Riverside picks the trees in our range....
Why are bats important in our ecosystem and how you can help protect Bristol's bats
Which plants to choose and how to deter slugs and snails
Choosing an Planting a Tree
How to pick out the best climbing plant for your space, how to plant it and ongoing care
Houseplant recommendations for students and your new home
How we are cordon training our grapevine so ensure healthy root system and productive growth
Top tips and list of great plants for pollinators
Non-seasonal and general advice blogs that you may find useful
An introduction to houseplants and the key things you need to know!
A quick guide to growing Chilli Peppers, plant care and some and some fun trivia!
Bulbs are a great way to extended colour in your garden and pots throughout the winter. Read for some tips and advice when planting your bulbs...
Layering bulbs for a lasting display
Jobs to do now on the allotment or veg patch
Suggestions for successful sowing and germination
Early February: Propagating tomato seed
Sowing and growing chilis and peppers
Caring for your gardening tools
Keeping busy on cold days
Annual greenhouse clean and tidy
Making planting plans and choosing seed
Seasonal advice for all asparagus growers
(Nearly) all you need to know about what and how to mulch
Autumn harvest
Pruning and training a loganberry or tayberry plants for maximum fruiting
A visit to the Botanical Gardens, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sowing Phacelia
Why and how to hoe
A bit about the 'whats' and 'whys' of companion plants
Carrot fly damage and how best to prevent it
Gardening hints and tips for early June
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
Early April fun on the allotment or veg corner
Making a seed bed for sowing winter brassicas - late March
Hints and tips for veg growers - mid-March
Gardening in February - dealing with a tricky weed
Things to do on the allotment or veg patch – February week 1
Get your climbing beans off to a flying start
Hints and tips for January fun
Planting a fruit tree in winter
Suggestions for November gardening tasks
How to rig up a rainwater collection system to a shed
Suggestions for things to do in the veg patch or on the allotment
Suggestions to keep your greenhouse in tip-top shape: October week 3
Helpful advice for new allotment tenants
Garden fun on your allotment or veg patch - early September
Some helpful tips for fruit and veg gardeners
Late summer news from the allotment
Advice for vegetable gardeners - end of August
The joy of allotment gardening
The benefits of wasps, how they live and how to deter them
A visit to one of the great gardens of the world - the second in an occasional series
Things to do on your allotment or in the veg patch: late July
Things to do in mid-July (written 2018)
Tasks for the tail end of ‘Flaming June’!
Ideas for vegetable planting in late June
Midsummer in the vegetable garden
On your allotment – in the veg patch: June week 1
Jobs to do on the allotment at the start of June
A list of easy-to-grow vegetable and flower seeds that children will enjoy sowing, along with some tips for sowing seed.
May week 3: Jobs for this week on your allotment
Down on the allotment or in the veg patch – May week 1
Advice for veg growers at the end of April
On the allotment…in the veg patch: April week 3
How you can help pollinators in your garden
Things to do on the allotment and in the garden in early April
A few suggestions for successful germination of veg seed
On the allotment - in the garden: end of March and early April. Are your seed potatoes ready and ow to plant them.
Things to do on the allotment or veg patch – March week 2
Things to do on your allotment during February
Things to do on your allotment or veg patch in mid-February
Things to do on the allotment or veg patch – February week 1
Winter pruning and tree care
Tasks to do on the allotment and garden veg patch during January. Buying Seed Potatoes - how to pick which variety and chitting
Suggestions for winter gardening
Tasks to do on the allotment during December
On the allotment – in the garden: November week 3
On the allotment - late October and into November
Time to sow on your allotment or veg patch - October week 4
Time to plant on your allotment - October week 2
Things to do on your allotment or in your veg patch – now!
Things to do on your allotment or veg patch in early September
On your allotment – in the veg patch: early September. Harvesting and storing main crop potatoes
The Riverside beehive in late August
On your allotment – in the veg patch: August week 3
On your allotment – in the veg patch: August week 1
A visit to one of the great gardens of the world - the first in an occasional series
Gooseberry planting and harvesting
On your allotment – in the garden: end of June
What’s going on with the Riverside bee hive – June
Allotment and veg patch advice: June week 2
On your allotment – in the garden: early June
On your allotment – in the garden: early June
A guide to our top ten bee-friendly bedding plants.
Clever veg growing – May week 3
What’s going on with the Riverside bee hive in May
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
On the allotment and veg patch – April week 3: Sowing Cucumbers, Courgettes, Squash and Melons
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.
Tasks to do on the allotment and in the garden – April week 2
What’s going on with the Riverside bee hive in late spring
Tasks to do on the allotment and in the garden in early April
Things to do on the allotment or veg patch – March week 4
The secrets of germinating and growing Parsnips
What’s going on with the Riverside bee hive in February
Sowing, planting and harvesting Lettuces on the allotment or veg patch
A guide to some of the best indoor plants for improving the air quality in your home, including cultural instructions.
Things to do on the allotment or veg patch – early February
Tasks to do on the allotment and garden veg patch during January week 4
Tasks to do on the allotment and garden veg patch during January week 3
A brief guide to the cultivation of citrus plants including watering, feeding and re-potting.
Tasks to do on the allotment and in the garden during January week : Planting, feeding and forcing rhubarb
Tasks to do on the allotment and in the garden during December week 4
Tasks to do in the garden and on the allotment during December week 3
Tasks to do in the garden and on the allotment during December week 2
3 exciting combinations of plants, ideal for winter pots and window boxes.
It's time to think about protecting tender plants from the onset of Winter.
A brief guide to encouraging butterflies in to your garden including a list of butterfly-friendly plants that flower in each season.
A brief guide to encouraging bees in to your garden including a list of bee-friendly plants that flower during each season.
A guide to Camellias including cultivation tips and advice on growing them in pots.
What our bees are doing this winter
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