5 Minute Friday

Sowing Chilli Seeds This week I’m showing you how to sow Chilli seeds. Whether you like your chillies to melt your face off, or prefer a gentler, fragrant heat, chillies...

Sowing Sweet Pea Seeds This week I’m showing you how to sow Sweet Pea seeds. These beautiful plants produce vibrant, delicate flowers that smell incredible and can climb to an...

Cutting Back Perennial Plants for Winter  This week I’m showing you how to cut back any perennial plants you have in preparation for winter. This will help the plants to...

Preparing Scented Geraniums for Winter  This week I’m preparing some scented geraniums for winter. These are tender perennial plants, meaning you can enjoy them year-on-year, however they struggle to survive...

Growing Hellebores This week's 5 Minute Friday is a little different as I'm not showing you how to do a specific task in the garden. This week I am talking...

Planting up a Winter Container  This week I’m showing you how to plant up a container that will stay stunning all through the winter. Picking a variety of hardy plants...

Preparing Fuchsias for Winter  This week I’m preparing a fuchsia for winter. These are tender perennial plants, meaning you can enjoy them year-on-year, however they struggle to survive the winter....

Replacing Tender Bedding Plants In A Planted Container This week I’m replacing the tender plants in a container I planted for a previous 5 Minute Friday. This will allow me...

Preparing Dahlias for Winter  This week I’m preparing my dahlias for winter. These unique, colourful plants are tender perennials and their tubers need digging up and storing over winter if...

Planting tulips under pansies  This week I’m preparing a pot for spring by planting tulip bulbs. In order to avoid waiting all winter for some colour, however, I am planting the...

Cutting Back a Herb Container  This week I’m cutting back a container filled with mint, thyme, and sage. These herbs have worked hard all summer, and now is the time...

Preparing a Geranium for Winter  This week I’m preparing my pelargoniums for winter. These colourful summer plants are tender and need protection if you want to keep them from year...