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Llanwrtyd Gardening Club brings everyone the opportunity to learn how to grow vegetables successfully in Mid Wales, presented by local experts Nick and Rhianne who are part of the Dyffryn Irfon Growers & Sustainability project. The talk is called ‘Growing vegetables in our climate.’ It will take place at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday,…
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Even the smallest outdoor space can become a beautifully designed garden. The key is to keep things simple and fuss-free. ALDI is a great place to find low-maintenance, cost-effective, simple garden planters, tools, and essentials. A visit to Aldi can be surprisingly rewarding. If you’ve ever ventured down the famous ‘middle aisle,’ you’ll know exactly…
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The arrival of April signals one of the busiest times of year in the garden – there are vegetable seeds to sow and flowers and bulbs to plant, as well as numerous jobs to tick off. Weather-permitting you can get a head start on the growing season this month, while keeping an eye out for…
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Photo: ProvenWinners.com 1 / 26 Drought-Tolerant Can be Colorful + Beautiful Whether you’re dealing with water restrictions or lack of rain, it’s still possible to create the yard of your dreams with drought-resistant landscaping techniques. You can craft inexpensive drought-tolerant landscaping using simple methods that aren’t tough to implement or adopt practices that demand a…
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If you dream of abundant and diverse homegrown harvests in the year ahead, April is a great time to set the wheels in motion. That is because there is a wide-ranging variety of vegetables to plant in April for thriving gardens and bumper crops in summer and beyond. I have grown vegetables for over a…
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When children are shown plants and taught how to identify them, they’re encouraged to see more than just flowers. They look at textures, leaf shape, patterns in the bark. All of these things are what makes a tree beautiful, even when it doesn’t have a big show of blooms. And in a front garden, somewhere…
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Guido Mieth/Getty Images I hate to brag, but growing food in clay soil is kind of my specialty. I didn’t choose the clay soil life — it chose me. I grew up exploring my grandpa’s garden, seeing (and tasting!) what he harvested. Having grown up during the…
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Pulling together the design of a small urban courtyard garden is always a joy. First off it’s a small project that feels do-able, doesn’t take for ever to complete, and won’t break the bank as the quantities of materials, plants and accessories needed are on a small scale. As part of your courtyard garden ideas…
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I grew up with a ready supply of freshly picked greens and veggies from my parents’ garden, but apartment dwellers don’t have such luxuries. This is where indoor growing units can help, and the Nutraponics Garden Tower can host up to 100 plants. Though we have seen mainstream companies like LG get into the automated…
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By Lucy Hall | Published – 4 Apr 2025 The first bite of a sun-ripened tomato, home-grown and fresh from the vine, is a sweet and aromatic taste of summer you just can’t buy. Bursting with flavour, free of chemical nasties, and picked metres not miles from your door, food that you’ve grown yourself offers benefits as enticing as the harvest itself. And…