Nature & Garden - Gardening, flowers & vegetable patch

Root day · descending moon, waning gibbous

Plant garlic cloves in autumn to allow strong root development before the ground freezes, ensuring a generous summer harvest.

October Moon Planting calendar →

a wall or pergola to clothe in full sun, flowering in autumn

Clothing a Hot Sunny Wall or Pergola for Autumn Flowers

a border edging in full sun, flowering in spring

A Sun-Baked Border Edging That Peaks in Spring

Nephrolepis exaltata

Boston Fern: your complete indoor plant guide

a carpet of ground cover in partial shade, flowering in summer

A Summer-Flowering Carpet for a Shaded Border Edge

Monstera adansonii

Monstera adansonii: your complete indoor vining guide

a hedge in full sun, flowering in spring

A Spring-Flowering Hedge for a Hot, Sunny Boundary

Hoya kerrii

Hoya kerrii: your complete guide to growing heart-leaf hoya

a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in spring

A Sun-Baked Patio in Spring: Pots That Flower Early

Ctenanthe burle-marxii

Ctenanthe burle-marxii: your complete guide to growing this stunning foliage plant

a flower bed in full sun, flowering in autumn

A Sun-Baked Bed That Peaks in Autumn

Nephrolepis exaltata

Boston Fern: your complete indoor plant guide

Monstera adansonii

Monstera adansonii: your complete indoor vining guide

Hoya kerrii

Hoya kerrii: your complete guide to growing heart-leaf hoya

Ctenanthe burle-marxii

Ctenanthe burle-marxii: your complete guide to growing this stunning foliage plant

Asplenium nidus

Bird’s Nest Fern: your complete indoor plant guide

a border edging in full sun, flowering in spring

A Sun-Baked Border Edging That Peaks in Spring

a carpet of ground cover in partial shade, flowering in summer

A Summer-Flowering Carpet for a Shaded Border Edge

a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in spring

A Sun-Baked Patio in Spring: Pots That Flower Early

a flower bed in full sun, flowering in autumn

A Sun-Baked Bed That Peaks in Autumn

a border edging in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Border Edging That Flowers All Summer

Medicinal plants

Close-up of fresh lemon verbena leaves being harvested by hand in a summer garden

Lemon verbena: harvesting, drying and using it for calming infusions

Fresh elderflower clusters in full bloom on a Sambucus nigra shrub in summer garden

Elderflower and elderberry: traditional uses, growing and home preparations

Close-up of overgrown flowering thyme with woody stems in a summer herb garden

Pinching back medicinal herbs: the cut that keeps leaves aromatic all summer

Fresh aloe vera leaf broken open revealing thick clear gel on sunburned skin

Aloe Vera on the Windowsill: How to Cut, Drain and Use the Fresh Gel on Sun-Stressed Skin

Freshly harvested lavender and chamomile bundles laid on a rustic wooden surface in summer sunlight

Chamomile, lavender, elderberry and aloe: when to pick them and how to use them

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