The 2025 Tomato Gardening Trials
I’ve been seed-sorting and looking back at my 2025 tomato gardening trials. There were a few new varieties this year . . .
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Category: Featured
Review: RHS Waterwise Garden
Given the recent torrential rain hard on the heels of a long, unbelievably dry summer, Tom Massey’s RHS Waterwise Garden . . .
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Review: Merryhill Mushrooms Kits
Love mushrooms but don’t know enough about telling friend from foe to go foraging? Merryhill Mushrooms kits are one way . . .
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Tools to Make Autumn Gardening Easier
When autumn rolls around there always seems to be so much to do in the garden but you can make . . .
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Review: Sow, Grow, and Harvest
Growing your own cut flowers is satisfying on so many levels. Blooms will be the freshest they can be, the . . .
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The Pick of 2025 Sweet Peas
October is a great time to get ahead and sow sweet peas for a fragrant display next year. I’ve been . . .
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Flower Gazing at Malvern Autumn Show 2025
The Chatty Gardener blog celebrated its 10th anniversary last week. It started with a post on the Malvern Autumn Show . . .
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Review: 4lite Solar Lanterns
The nights are certainly starting to close in and lighting is becoming essential if you want to sit out of . . .
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Visiting Westonbury Mill Water Gardens
The joy of visiting gardens is seeing something different and Westonbury Mill Water Gardens certainly provided that. A lush landscape . . .
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Review: The Flower Thesaurus
With my garden sporting shades of brown and bleached yellow, never has the need for colour been more pressing. So, . . .
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