Tom Sharples

February is with us and hopefully it will be a little more spring-like to make up for what was a pretty cold January, especially in the more northerly parts of the country.

Another year and hopefully we gardeners’ approach 2025 with a sense of optimism!

Where has the year gone? The months have gone so quickly in another passing year!

It’s true to say that that our weather has varied around the country, but in general, later crops and flowering displays were good around the country.

However, we have one month to go, so let’s take a look for what’s happening in our December garden.

So from autumn we move towards winter, though I know some areas of the country would argue that they actually missed their autumn and went straight from summer to winter!

Let’s hope though the weather is kind to us this month, as there is a lot to do in our November garden to prepare for winter!

Our gardening year moves into October and the daylength shortens as inevitably winter approaches.

There are however plenty of tasks that need our attention for this month, so let’s take a look at what we need to do in the various areas of our garden.

Hi Gardeners! Another month and at the time of writing the weathermen are promising us some real summer weather for August – but don’t hold your breath!

Down here, the garden in Devon is looking okay and fortunately the runner beans are now growing well – too many cool winds have held them back I think!

Let’s take a look at what’s in our garden schedule for August!

July already! Where does the time go?

I suppose we gardeners are never satisfied, but a very wet winter was followed by a similar early spring. Things improved, especially down here in the South-West, but blues skies were accompanied by cold winds – not ideal growing weather!

So let’s hope for a warm, sunny July!