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A surprising amount of plants can start off on the windowsill. Don't try it with a willow tree though. Image:Thinkstock

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: How to use your windowsill

Snowy weather gets Old Geezer the Gardening Guru thinking about how to make use of that windowsill.

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Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Lawns – how to lay turf and plant seed

Not having a picture of the "gardener's shuffle" here is almost criminal. Image:Thinkstock

Want to learn the 'gardener's shuffle'? We've got Old Geezer here to teach you it in his guide to laying turf and planting seed.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Vegetable seeds – what to buy

Hybrid seed packets can be a real mixed bag. Image:Thinkstock

Beware of glossy pictures! Old Geezer talks you through what vegetable seeds packets are worth using.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: How to save your Christmas tree

Christmas time, gardening and wine.

Full of festive cheer, Old Geezer explains how to save your Christmas tree.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Pruning fruits continued

Blackcurrants. Most likely cheesecake bound.

How to prune gooseberries, red and white currants and blackcurrants.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Pruning soft fruits

There are two distinct types of raspberry, the early fruiting and autumn fruiting. Image:Thinkstock

Raspberries might not really be for winter, but now is the time to get pruning.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: The dangers of a warm start to winter

It's uncharacteristically warm in the garden this November. Image:Thinkstock

It's been a warm start to winter; Old Geezer takes you through how to make sure your plants don't suffer.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Protecting plants over winter

Snow can be a bit of a disaster for gardeners. Image:Thinkstock

The gardening columns are full of hints and tips for helping exotic plants purchased at great cost from garden centres survive the winter. Old Geezer explores some of the cheaper options.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Little winter jobs

Now is a good time to rake leaves up and add them to your compost. Image:Thinkstock

There's a tendency to forget the vegetable patch in the winter, but here are Old Geezer's little winter jobs to help you get ready for spring.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Planting onions

Onion sets have a habit of 'un-planting' themselves overnight...

To grow good onions at this time of year you need to watch out for earthworms. Old Geezer tells you how.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: How to grow broad beans

Now is the perfect time to sow broad beans.

Growing broad beans is an art form – Old Geezer offers up a no-nonsense guide.

Wildlife video: How to make your garden a home for birds, bees and butterflies.

Jimmy Doherty asks you to make ten per cent of your garden a home for wildlife.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: How to grow early peas

Good early peas from the garden beat the frozen variety hands down. Old Geezer tells you how to go about growing them.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Preparing your vegetable plot

Whilst not an Olympic sport digging is still a bit of an art form – Old Geezer takes a look at how to go about preparing a vegetable plot.

Meet Old Geezer - AboutProperty's Gardening Guru

Who is AboutProperty's new Gardening Guru and how can he help you out in the garden?

Hartley Botanic and Waitrose team up for kids' greenhouse project

New campaign launched to get children growing their own fruit and veg.

Growing tomatoes and getting to grips with green tomatoes

Helpful advice on how to get your green tomatoes to ripen.

Matt James: "I pulled a hen's head off by mistake"

The TV garden designer talks to Ele Cooper about Alan Titchmarsh, living the good life and how he killed his first chicken.

How to keep your grass green in warm weather

The summer is finally here, but don't let that spell bad news for your lawn – just follow our easy tips.

For sale: Britain's most bizarre garden

At just 30ft wide but three quarters of a mile long, this unusual plot could take the new owner half an hour to explore.

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Matt James: "I pulled a hen's head off by mistake"

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