Nature & Garden - Gardening, flowers & vegetable patch

Root day · descending moon, waning crescent

Twist harvested beetroot tops off by hand rather than cutting them, as a clean cut bleeds colour and shortens storage life considerably.

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Harvest squash before the first frost: timing and curing guide

Harvest squash before the first frost: timing and curing guide

Scindapsus pictus

Satin Pothos: care guide for tropical foliage houseplants

Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata: your complete orchid growing guide

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush: your complete guide to growing and caring for this native shrub

Why autumn wasps are abandoning your garden—and what replaces them

Why autumn wasps are abandoning your garden—and what replaces them

Pile of golden, lace-edged fried sage leaf fritters on a wire rack and rustic plate, lemon wedges, flaky salt, fresh grey-green sage sprigs beside

Crisp Sage Leaf Fritters with Anchovy and Lemon

Dodecatheon meadia

Dodecatheon meadia: expert tips for growing shooting star

Spring Bulb Blindness: Why Your Tulips Won't Flower Next Year

Spring Bulb Blindness: Why Your Tulips Won’t Flower Next Year

Syngonium podophyllum

Syngonium podophyllum: your complete indoor plant care guide

Stop Planting Spring Bulbs in Soggy Ground: The Timing Problem

Stop Planting Spring Bulbs in Soggy Ground: The Timing Problem

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

Philodendron hederaceum

Philodendron hederaceum: your complete indoor vining guide

Maranta leuconeura

Prayer Plant: expert care guide for healthy, vibrant foliage

Dodecatheon meadia

Dodecatheon meadia: expert tips for growing shooting star

Spring Bulb Blindness: Why Your Tulips Won't Flower Next Year

Spring Bulb Blindness: Why Your Tulips Won’t Flower Next Year

Stop Planting Spring Bulbs in Soggy Ground: The Timing Problem

Stop Planting Spring Bulbs in Soggy Ground: The Timing Problem

Spring bulbs in heavy clay: the planting trick most guides omit

Spring bulbs in heavy clay: the planting trick most guides omit

Stop Watering Your Newly Planted Bulbs—Here's Why and When to Resume

Stop Watering Your Newly Planted Bulbs—Here’s Why and When to Resume

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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