Want to help the birds all year without the risk of passing on disease at feeders? Check out our list of fantastic plants ...

Days in the sun, pottering with plants and being creative. Is working with plants really the life-changing career pivot it ...

Think bigger, not more "When it comes to front gardens, one bold statement can have more impact than lots of smaller ...

Grow winter jasmine in fertile, well-drained soil, in full sun. Plant it above a low growing wall, so it can spill over, or against a taller wall or fence where you can train it up galvanised wires or ...

These days we're all more aware of the benefits of eating seasonally. Not only do fruit and vegetables taste better when grown in season, but they're also often cheaper to buy. Eating seasonally is ...

Influenced by the traditional flower arranging art of ikebana, ‘making flowers alive’, the garden’s theme is communication and harmony. It incorporates a design of varying elevations and stones, with ...

Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is a beautiful grassland perennial that works well in garden meadows, wildlife corners and even ornamental borders. Britain's largest member of the daisy family, ...

Keeping patios clean not only makes them attractive to use and look at, but is also important from a safety point of view – dirt, debris, and algae can build up and make paving dangerously slippery, ...

Tree sap is the lifeblood of a tree: a clear, thin, colourless liquid that is sticky to touch. Tree sap is contained within the bark and outer tissues of leaves and stems, but can leak out if the tree ...

Making your own compost is a great way of recycling green waste. You can make compost in all but the very smallest of spaces and there's nothing better than using your own homemade garden compost, ...

Sloping gardens are often considered a problem, but they also offer opportunities – to create seating areas with spectacular views, to have planting that can be seen from every angle and to create ...

Sweet and juicy, freshly harvested watermelon is a delicious treat and tastes far superior to what you can buy in the shops. Part of the cucurbit family, watermelon plants look similar to courgette ...