Seeds and plants blog | UK lawn, clover and meadows
Seeds and plants guides for UK gardens: lawn and cucumber sowing, clover vs grass, shade turf, wildflower meadows, green manure, seed packets and sprout safety.
Shade lawn seed UK: what moderate shade can still grow
The lawn under the apple tree is moss, bare soil and a few pale tillers, and a bag marked shady is the fix you hope will ignore the branches. Shade la
Clover lawn vs grass: for wear or a low-input sward
The lawn is brown in July, the clover in the neighbour's patch is still green, and a goalmouth by the patio is already mud. Clover lawn vs grass is no
Green manure UK allotment: clover before the crop
The bed is empty after the potatoes, the neighbours are sowing clover, and the packet in your hand might be a lawn mix. Green manure UK allotment cove
UK seed packet label: species, grams and certification
The parcel is on the kitchen table. The amazon.co.uk title said the bag covers a neat patch of lawn, and the only record you can check before you open
Are home grown sprouts safe? The ready-to-eat risk
You have a glass jar, a mesh lid, and a packet that might be mung beans or something you bought for the lawn. Are home grown sprouts safe is a food qu
Wildflower meadow first year: roots before flowers
The packet shows a July photograph of poppies and oxeye daisies, and the bed you prepared in April is a green haze of seedlings with almost nothing in
When to sow lawn seed UK: choose September or spring
The bag is open, the forecast is a hot week, and the bare soil already looks pale by lunchtime. When to sow lawn seed UK gardeners get a straight answ
When to sow cucumbers UK: indoor and outdoor dates
The seed is in a small envelope, the propagator is on the spare bedroom floor, and a single date copied from a video would put an outdoor bed and a he
Micro clover too tall: mowing, feed and the packet
The lawn that was sold as a tight green carpet is up to your ankles, with white flowers and leaves the size of a 10p piece. Micro clover too tall has
Grass seed not germinating: water, depth and birds
Two weeks after sowing, the raked square is still brown, the birds have been busy, and the bag is the thing you want to blame. Grass seed not germinat