Andrew Steens

If you haven’t already, now is a good time to break out the fertilisers. Plants can struggle on for weeks, months or even years without...

Every indicator points to a windy, hot and dry summer this year, and our gardens are going to suffer more than normal. The excessive rainfall...

I’ve been revelling in frangipani on the beautiful island of Bali, which has masses of frangipani planted along street verges, home gardens, overhanging resort pools...

Peppers are essential to the cuisine of many countries, and with supermarket prices sometimes quite over the top, it’s worth knowing how to grow them....

I’m currently travelling in Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia. While it is a bit of a wrench to leave behind the garden and the dogs, time...

As I write this it is raining, yet again. Rainy winter days are a pain in the proverbial, but they are good for planning for...

With the horrendous cost of fruit and vegetables these days, it is more important than ever to grow your own and, even better, to grow...

The coming-of-age of a truly passionate gardener is the day their greenhouse is constructed in the garden. Lots of people are happy to potter along...

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with flax. On the one hand, I appreciate their ornamental value, their tenacious growth habits, their usefulness...

As I’ve probably mentioned before, autumn is my favourite season, even though it is the harbinger of winter, my least favourite season. With the mostly...