Andrew Steens

As the days get cooler, wetter and shorter, the motivation to garden outside tends to drop off. For me ,one solution is working on my...

In gardening circles, some practices have been in long use without a lot of scrutiny as to their effectiveness or side effects. The use of...

As winter approaches, fruit and veggie prices start climbing; which makes it more difficult for people on a tight budget to get their vital intake...

Your plants (and probably you!) might be exhausted after a long, hot and hopefully productive summer. Some can be coddled along a bit more, others...

I find gardening, particularly weeding, a good time to ponder life’s more abstract issues. One I’ve been considering lately is the legacy of a gardener....

This time of year sees me in a bit of a frenzy. The warming weather of spring and the traditional start of the growing season...

The warming weather of spring brings with it an increasing invasion of pests in the garden. Many pests, for example aphids, cause minimal damage for...

In the darkest depths of winter there is nowhere in the garden that I’d rather be than cooped up snugly in my greenhouse. It can...

The onset of autumn heralds the flowering of many orchids; glorious flowers that last for weeks, bringing delightful colour points to the garden. Although I’m...

Easter Sunday morning saw me out in the garden with a lit candle. However, it was not a celebration of the heavenly occasion, but something...