Thin and stake out Herbaceous Perennials. Thin out rose growth and watch out for Greenfly especially on the young growth of roses and fruit trees. You could also spray roses early to prevent black spot and apple trees against scab. Kill slugs, these will eat your tender seedlings, but if you are a dog owner [...]

The dandelion is usually regarded as a nuisance but in the past has been used for the treatment of the liver, kidney,   blood disorders and some older country folk say that it will ease rheumatic pain. In medieval Latin its name was dens leonis ( lion's tooth) and this became dent-de-lion in French. It [...]

Now is the time to begin to cut the lawn and to get into a routine. Scarification this is a great time to prune your grasses and remove thatch and moss. If you do this apply a good balanced feed afterwards, if you are doing renovation or maintenance scarification, apply a moss treatment also. You [...]