Growing Your Garden: Hello spring, goodbye winter
Monday may have been the first official day of spring but for me it’s not really spring until I can devote a few hours to the garden. After a few…
Winter Sowing: How to Ace This Preseason Gardening Hack
Photo: Jenny Stanley Modern winter sowing, which uses repurposed milk jugs and other plastic containers, was popularized by Trudi Davidoff, who didn’t have the space for starting seedlings indoors during…
5 home improvement projects to tackle during winter
Looking to add a little value to your home or refresh your everyday surroundings? Looking to add a little value to your home or refresh your everyday surroundings? The cold…
White plants to brighten up your garden in winter
White plants to perk up your harden (Alamy/PA) If your garden looks like it’s down in the dumps with the incessant rain and short days, white plants can do a…
MASTER GARDENERS: Almost time for annual winter garden clean up
By Debbie Roland Master Gardener Winter is here and the hard freezes have hit. That means it almost time for the annual garden cleanup. The first of February is usually the perfect…
10 cozy minimalist living rooms to hunker down in all winter
One of the most liveable interior design trends to come out of 2022 was the way minimalism went warm. It evolved into a softer, more inviting and cozier aesthetic. ‘Soft…
Dick & Angel’s Winter Garden Conservatory
At the back of Dick and Angel Strawbridge’s 19th century chateau is a wonderful newly-built winter garden, as revealed in the seventh episode of the ninth and final series of…