Glossary

Cool Flowers are robust, cold-tolerant annual and biennial flowers that are sown or planted not in...

Short definition: Firm, crispy head lettuce with a high water content and a mild...

The process of regularly removing dead flowers and any dead parts of a plant during the growing...

Direct sowing is sowing your seeds directly into a bed, raised bed or plant container without...

Dividing herbaceous perennials is a key job for gardeners. It helps to keep plants healthy, keeps...

Short definition: Endives make a robust, slightly bitter leaf salad for autumn and winter...

A soil improvement method that involves sowing specific plants (e.g. phacelia, white mustard,...

‘Hardening off’ is the process of gradually getting young plants used to outdoor...

Hardiness describes how well a plant can survive frosts and wintry weather without suffering...

The hardiness zones are a guide to help gardeners tell which plants can survive winter outdoors in...