Welcome to the Gardener's Guild!

You've found the club for all the green-fingered hitchhikers among us. If you have any interest in plants or gardening, we hope to provide something for you here.

You don't have to be old, honestly! :)

Our aim is simply to provide a central hub for garden-related guide entries, and also provide a discussion forum for any questions or comments .

Whether you have acres of land or an apartment balcony, or even just a few potplants dumped on a shelf in your room, feel free to jump aboard.

NEW - Good to see Hypatia's column back in The Post! Read about the joys and trials of a tomato addict the latest Cranky Gardener offering!

Guide Entries of interest

• Handy Gardening Tips - a lot of good tips on watering, garden pests, ponds and more.
• Bonsai for beginners - So your garden consists of a small shelf in your apartment? Fear Not!
• Plant Propagation - If in doubt, try it from scratch!
• Seasonal Gardening Timetable - When should I sow my...?

Wildlife Gardening Series

• Wildlife Gardening: getting started - Good info on making your garden wildlife friendly.
• Wildlife Gardening: The Winter Border
• Wildlife Gardening: Natural Slug Control
• Wildlife Gardening: Mammals and Birds
• Wildlife Gardening: Insects, Amphibians and Reptiles
• Wildlife Gardening: Water Habitat
• Wildlife Gardening: Wildflower meadow
• Wildlife Gardening: Woodland habitat

Getting to know you...

Different plants and how to care for them:
Cacti - How to look after them.
Helleborus - "We bloom when damn all else does!"
Jade Plant - Crassula ovata
Skimmia - popular evergreen shrubs
Orchid Den. aggregatum

Good Gardening links

BBC Gardening
Royal Horticultural Society
Postcode Database of Native Plants - An interesting page.