Nature & Garden - Gardening, flowers & vegetable patch

Leaf day · descending moon, waxing crescent

Firm soil gently around newly planted leafy transplants to close air pockets and help roots settle faster through autumn cold.

November Moon Planting calendar →

a border edging in partial shade, flowering in summer

A Summer Edging for a Shaded North-Facing Border

Euphorbia trigona

Euphorbia trigona: expert tips and planting advice

a carpet of ground cover in partial shade, flowering in spring

A Spring Carpet for the Shady Side of the Garden

a wall or pergola to clothe in full sun, flowering in spring

A Sunny Pergola Clothed in Spring Flower

a set of pots for a patio or balcony in partial shade, flowering in summer

A Shaded Patio Corner That Peaks in High Summer

Astrophytum myriostigma

Bishop’s Cap: your complete succulent care guide

a flower bed in full sun, flowering in spring

A Full-Sun Spring Border That Peaks From March to June

a hedge in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Summer Hedge That Flowers for Months

a border edging in full sun, flowering in autumn

An Autumn-Flowering Edging for a Hot, Sunny Border

Aeonium arboreum

Aeonium arboreum: expert tips for growing this striking succulent

Euphorbia trigona

Euphorbia trigona: expert tips and planting advice

Astrophytum myriostigma

Bishop’s Cap: your complete succulent care guide

Aeonium arboreum

Aeonium arboreum: expert tips for growing this striking succulent

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma: your complete indoor climbing guide

Platycerium bifurcatum

Staghorn Fern: your complete tropical plant care guide

a border edging in partial shade, flowering in summer

A Summer Edging for a Shaded North-Facing Border

a carpet of ground cover in partial shade, flowering in spring

A Spring Carpet for the Shady Side of the Garden

a set of pots for a patio or balcony in partial shade, flowering in summer

A Shaded Patio Corner That Peaks in High Summer

a flower bed in full sun, flowering in spring

A Full-Sun Spring Border That Peaks From March to June

a border edging in full sun, flowering in autumn

An Autumn-Flowering Edging for a Hot, Sunny Border

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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