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If all goes to plan, this is how your allotment could look. Image:Thinkstock

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Back to basics at the allotment

Despite the rain, you can still fit some gardening in if you get the basics right down at the allotment.

You're not really missing out. Image:Thinkstock

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: How to live without a hosepipe

All the prophecies of droughts and hose pipe bans have been fulfilled. That makes this a fine time for a discussion on watering and how best to go about it.

Using your hosepipe could draw a £1,000 fine. Image:Thinkstock

Top ten tips: Surviving the hosepipe ban

Worried about the hosepipe ban? We've got the answer with our top ten tips from a leading garden designer.

Green beans!

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Low French Beans

With the predicted hosepipe ban in place, Old Geezer turns to low French beans (or green beans as you may know them).

A hosepipe ban could well be around the corner. Image:Thinkstock

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: How to dodge a drought

Old Geezer the gardening guru is back with "the most important article" he has ever written.

Some carrots.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Early vegetables - how to get going

With warmer days forecast Old Geezer returns with a guide to getting an early start in the garden.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Christmas time, gardening and wine.

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

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

Blackcurrants. Most likely cheesecake bound.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Pruning fruits continued

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

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

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Pruning soft fruits

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

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

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

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

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

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Protecting plants over winter

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.

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

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Little winter jobs

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.

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

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: Planting onions

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

Now is the perfect time to sow broad beans.

Old Geezer the Gardening Guru: How to grow broad beans

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

Alys Fowler

Video: How to protect your hands while gardening

Celebrity gardener Alys Fowler explains how to prevent eczema and phytophotodermatitis when working outdoors in this short video.

Grass

Wildlife in the garden: Why longer grass is good

Nature is under threat from increasingly 'urban' neighbourhoods - but there's an easy way to help preserve the UK's wildlife.

Herbs

How to grow herbs: A beginner's guide

We've all bought supermarket herbs and watched them wilt within a week. Here's how to plant your own - and keep them thriving.

Taking the food waste out

Q&A: What can I do with my compost over winter?

The decomposing process slows down considerably during the freezing weather. Here's how to speed up your compost bin's activity.

Pansies

Cheer up your garden this winter

Does looking out the window leave you feeling glum in the cold months? Add some colour to your flowerbeds.

Decking

Q&A: Garden levels and damp-proof courses

Advice for a reader who wants to know how she can lower the level of her garden without risking damp in her home.

Garden bench

Protect your garden furniture this winter

Make sure your outdoor furniture withstands the cold weather with our 10 top tips.

Act now to prevent infestations next year

Bug off: prevent infestations and disease in your plants

If you want a healthy, thriving, infestation-free garden next year, act now.

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