Gardening jobs for October
As we settle into autumn, there is lots to do to ready your garden for winter. From harvesting the last of your crops to preparing your plants for the cold weather to come.
Gardening jobs for September
As summer slowly gives way to autumn, September is a busy yet exciting time for us gardeners, filled with planting, harvesting, and preparing the garden for the colder months ahead.
Gardening jobs for August
Read our August gardening jobs, which includes harvesting, planting, seed collecting and making a bug hotel.
Gardening jobs for July
With its long, sunny days, July is a prime time for tending to the garden. From sowing last batches of seed for this season to helping established plants are look their best, here are some jobs for this month.
Gardening jobs for June
Summer is here and with the solstice on June 20th marking midsummer, why not take a moment to pause, appreciate your garden and the beauty of nature in this new season. Then, it’s back to work as you take on some of the jobs for June!
How gardening can help nurture happier and healthier children
The link between time in nature and our mental health is getting clearer and clearer. Gardening is especially good because it provides a window into processes that take place in nature
Gardening jobs for May
With the weather finally starting to warm up, May is ideal for spending more time nurturing your outside space. Here are some jobs you can get your little ones to help with in your own gardens this month:
Gardening jobs for April
Although usually a very wet time of year, April can bring some surprisingly warm and sunny days, providing plenty of opportunity to get stuck into the long list of jobs for this month!
Stick plant markers
If you’re planting out new plants in your garden or in pots this season or sowing seeds directly outdoors, then these garden stick plant markers are a must have!
Growing Strawberries in Pots
Not only are strawberries delicious and nutritious, but they are also relatively easy to grow, making them perfect for little green thumbs to cultivate.
Gardening jobs for March
Spring is here, the days are beginning to lengthen and become warmer and us gardeners have a busy month ahead! Here are some jobs for March.
Gardening jobs for February
There’s still lots of planning and preparation to do in February, along with a few practical tasks to ready the garden for spring! Here are some jobs to consider this month
Growing potatoes with children
If you’ve never grown potatoes with your children before, give it a try! The taste is far superior to shop-bought
potatoes, you can grow them in containers if space is limited, and they’re a great vegetable for children to learn
how to grow and harvest.
Gardening jobs for January
January is the perfect month for planning and preparation for the gardening year ahead. Here are some jobs to keep you and the children busy this month.
Wildlife-friendly gardening tips for autumn
Now the autumn is well and truly underway here in the UK, it’s tempting to want to tidy up the garden and forget about it until it warms up in spring! However, many birds, insects and small mammals use our gardens as a place to shelter during the colder months - here are four wildlife-friendly gardening tips to help you create a welcoming environment for local wildlife over winter.
How to plant a spring bulb lasagne
Bulbs are great for gardening with children as they are so easy to grow and you’ll be rewarded with containers of beautiful flowers that can last for months!
Make your own origami seed packets
These origami seed packets are so easy to make and are great for storing seeds collected from your garden or to share seeds with friends and neighbours.
Make a seed drying mobile
Preserve flower seeds and create a beautiful mobile decoration at the same time!