We have written a number of blogs about how great gardening is for improving gardener’s general levels of health and fitness. Our health and wellbeing though, is not just a physical thing. There are many aspects of our health which...
Gardening is renowned for its therapeutic benefits, helping you to feel more relaxed, alleviating symptoms of stress and depression and allowing you to enjoy nature. In Japan, gardens are designed specifically to delight each of your five senses,...
There’s plenty to harvest this month. And with the days getting shorter and cooler, try to make the most of the remaining warmth and enjoy your late summer garden.
Dig up remaining potatoes, lift onions on a sunny day...
It’s a very busy time in the Genus garden. The flower garden can pretty much look after itself for a few weeks, just a bit of weeding, tying in, and cutting back, but the veg patch needs lots...
Everything is growing very fast now, with plenty of harvesting, deadheading and seed-collecting to be done. Here’s how to keep the garden looking good into autumn.
It seems that we are heading for a mass influx of Painted Lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) over the next few weeks. Although we get these butterflies regularly during the summer months,...
One of the surprising things to pop up in the Genus garden lately was a bright shiny green beetle that was all over the sage and lavender bushes. Curiosity peaked, and when we Googled “shiny green beetle” we...
It’s just a few days to go before Wimbledon 2019 starts. It’s my only must-see sporting event of the year. The strawberries in the Genus garden have been in full production for the last fortnight, so we will be...
Summer is here at last and roses and many perennials are flowering in earnest. There’s still lots to do but make time to appreciate the results of your hard work.
Keep deadheading spent flowers on perennials and roses to...
It’s June and the Genus garden is really beginning to bloom. The downside of all the seasonal growth is the constant battle with weeds. It’s one of the most important jobs for gardeners during spring and early summer. Getting on...
In helping to design and plant out the Back To Nature garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show, the Duchess of Cambridge is continuing a long tradition of gardening amongst the British Royal family.
In April we ran a competition in our magazine inviting subscribers to send in no more than 100 words in answer to the question: Why do you garden?" The prize was a free pair of Genus Japanese secateurs, worth...
We’ve been asking gardeners this question for some time now. The answers embody universal truths, as well as being as personal and individual as the gardeners themselves. They make great reading. So often you say, “Oh yes, that’s...
In our March newsletter Potpourri 2, we ran a competition asking people to send us a short piece entitled "Memories of Gardening with my Mother". The prizes are a pair of Genus Gardening Trousers for the two best essays.
