Roses should still be thriving in early September, but gardeners are being warned that one natural item sitting in the garden could put them at risk as the rainier weather begins.
Baked potatoes are a great midweek dinner, but can often go soggy and shrivelled. One chef shared a simple trick to get perfectly crispy potato skin every time.
Drought-stressed lawns have a chance to grow back and become healthy again with one simple gardening task, but it should be done now that the rain has finally returned.
It turns out there is an effective way to kill late summer weeds without having to use chemicals, vinegar or salt. All you need is a simple item that is likely sitting on your kitchen worktop.
Bird feeders can be a lifeline for birds struggling in the summer heat, but one simple weekly task could be the difference between helping them and putting them at risk.
Lavender should be in its final flush of flowers in August, but there's a simple method to make these blooms last longer and prepare them for colder weather.
Rats tend to be a lot more notable in gardens once August arrives, but there is a cheap yet efficient way to keep them away using a food most people already have sitting in their kitchen.
Most people do not know that robins can really struggle to forage in August, so leaving out certain foods now gives them a better chance of surviving the cold autumn ahead.
