May 14 belongs to Boniface, the last of the three best-known Ice Saints, and in the Garden Almanac it carries
Planting out young vegetables is one of spring’s most satisfying garden rituals – until a few of them start wilting,
May 13 belongs to Servatius, the second of the Ice Saints, and in the Garden Almanac it carries one of
Not every struggling houseplant needs more humidity. Brown leaf tips, yellowing leaves and drooping stems can have many causes –
May 12 marks one of the most practical caution-points in the spring almanac. With Pancras, the first of the well-known
On a hot summer afternoon, a wilting potted plant often looks simply thirsty – so the watering can comes out
May 11 is one of the most useful cautionary dates in the spring almanac. By this point the season can
May 10 is a perfect day in the almanac for looking upward. By now, the garden is no longer only
May 9 belongs beautifully to lilac. By this point in spring, few shrubs express the season with such clarity: not
For most people, the word ladybird – or ladybug, as it is often called in North America – brings the