Nature & Garden - Gardening, flowers & vegetable patch

Leaf day · rising moon, waxing gibbous

Sow chervil under cover in autumn to harvest tender, anise-flavoured leaves all through the winter months.

October Moon Planting calendar →

Adiantum raddianum

Maidenhair fern: your complete indoor plant guide

a border edging in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Border Edging That Flowers All Summer

Citrus meyeri

Citrus meyeri: expert tips and container growing advice

a rock garden in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Rock Garden That Peaks in Midsummer

Thymus herba-barona

Thymus herba-barona: expert tips and planting advice

a carpet of ground cover in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Carpet of Summer Flowers for Open Ground

Caraway-Honey Roasted Parsnips with Pumpkin Seeds and Parsley

Caraway-Honey Roasted Parsnips with Pumpkin Seeds and Parsley

Salvia elegans

Salvia elegans: expert tips for growing elegant sage

a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Patio in Pots, Flowering All Summer

Mentha requienii

Mentha requienii: expert tips for growing creeping mint

Adiantum raddianum

Maidenhair fern: your complete indoor plant guide

Polka dot plant with pink spotted leaves in a pot

Polka dot plant: your complete indoor houseplant guide

Scindapsus pictus

Satin Pothos: care guide for tropical foliage houseplants

Syngonium podophyllum

Syngonium podophyllum: your complete indoor plant care guide

Stromanthe sanguinea

Stromanthe sanguinea: tropical foliage care and propagation

a border edging in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Border Edging That Flowers All Summer

a rock garden in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Rock Garden That Peaks in Midsummer

a carpet of ground cover in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Carpet of Summer Flowers for Open Ground

a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Patio in Pots, Flowering All Summer

a flower bed in full sun, flowering in summer

A Full-Sun Summer Border That Thrives on Heat

Medicinal plants

Close-up of fresh lemon verbena leaves being harvested by hand in a summer garden

Lemon verbena: harvesting, drying and using it for calming infusions

Fresh elderflower clusters in full bloom on a Sambucus nigra shrub in summer garden

Elderflower and elderberry: traditional uses, growing and home preparations

Close-up of overgrown flowering thyme with woody stems in a summer herb garden

Pinching back medicinal herbs: the cut that keeps leaves aromatic all summer

Fresh aloe vera leaf broken open revealing thick clear gel on sunburned skin

Aloe Vera on the Windowsill: How to Cut, Drain and Use the Fresh Gel on Sun-Stressed Skin

Freshly harvested lavender and chamomile bundles laid on a rustic wooden surface in summer sunlight

Chamomile, lavender, elderberry and aloe: when to pick them and how to use them

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