No autumn day is complete without an apple and blackberry crumble to finish it off, especially when the fruit comes from your own garden or your local green space. I have three small apple trees in my ...

A path can make a big difference to your garden, both practically and aesthetically. The type of path you choose, including the material, colour and shape, can have a big impact on the look of your ...

Win an extra large 'Tubby' plant pot from BIGPLANTPOTS suitable for outside or indoors, in a colour of your choice. Renowned for their durable and stylish extra-large planters, the 'Tubby' is a robust ...

Kathy Slack is an award-winning cook, veg grower and writer. Her cookbook, From the Veg Patch (Ebury), was named one of the Top 25 cookbooks in 2021 by Delicious magazine and shortlisted for The Guild ...

Whether you’re new to gardening or a seasoned professional, planning, tracking and nurturing your fruit and vegetable plants each season is a real skill, but we could all do with a bit of guidance ...

Cordon tomatoes, also known as indeterminate tomatoes, are grown as tall, single-stemmed plants and need regular pruning to maximise fruiting potential and ensure good airflow between plants. Trailing ...

Leucothoe (dog hobble) is a shrub that's grown primarily for its glossy foliage. Its oval leaves, which can be one colour or marbled, come in shades of green, red and purple, with some varieties ...

Common names for godetia include satin flower, because of the texture of the petals, and farewell-to-spring, which refers to the early summer flowering period of some varieties. Godetia is a popular ...

Discover a natural world on your doorstep as you immerse your senses on this summer gardeners’ cruise around the British ...

With its striking mohican-like crest, a black throat, and a black mask round its eye that looks like eyeliner, the waxwing is the 1980s pop star of the bird world. Slightly smaller than a starling, it ...

De Vere is a collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels. Here is your chance to win a revitalising escape to De Vere Tortworth Court, a historic manor house ...