I’d like to take this opportunity to apologise profusely for the abrupt slump in the weather towards the end of last week. It’s all my fault you see, for moving…
Amateur Gardening Blog
The AG Team’s Spirit Animals
Garry Coward-Williams, editor “Everybody wants to be a cat, ‘cos a cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at!” so went when the song in the Walt Disney film, The…
So many plants, so little space left
You know the saying ‘your eyes are bigger than your stomach’? I am suffering from a similar thing, only it’s a case of my seed-growing capacity is considerably larger than…
Ten reasons why we garden
Thanks to the virus lockdown, people have had more time at home and in the garden, so there have been more people gardening. Hopefully it’s a trend that will continue…
Allotment space is in decline
Despite the surge in numbers of people wanting to grow their own fruit and veg, and growing waiting lists for allotments, the space allotted to allotments nationally has dramatically reduced,…
Planting out our romping runners
On of the trickiest things in gardening is getting your timings right. This is especially true of springtime, when a few warm, late April days can lull us into a…
Life on the allotment – broad beans, strawberries, leeks and figs
When will it rain? I am visiting the allotment every day to water – using watering cans. My arms and shoulders ache and I’ve got sunburn. And because I spend…
The AG Team’s Favourite TV Comedies
Garry Coward-Williams, editor I prefer situation comedy to watching a comic tell ‘jokes’ and the finest for me is Steptoe and Son, written by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson. It…
Gardens reopen as lockdown eases
As Coronavirus lockdown eases, several of the nation’s most popular public gardens are reopening . Saturday, May 30 sees Exbury Gardens in the New Forest unlocking its gates, after staff…
In the pink
I adore pinks for their pretty petals in pastel colours that bring an air of romance to my cottage style borders. When they start to flower at this time of…