Discover a natural world on your doorstep as you immerse your senses on this summer gardeners’ cruise around the British ...
The start of a new year is almost always a time of optimism for the gardener: this year is bound to be better than last, after all. There are plans to be made to make that dream a reality, and lessons ...
Foraging for wild food is most popular in autumn, when berries ripen and mature on plants in hedgerows, woods, parks and coastlands. Temptingly bright red berries shine out like jewels and are easy to ...
The lily is amongst the most elegant of summer flowers, producing spectacular and often huge exotic-looking blooms across a wide spectrum of colours. Some lilies are richly perfumed, too. Flowers are ...
Enjoy the historic manor house De Vere Tortworth Hall, 30 acres of stunning grounds and rejuvenating spa treatments ...
Keeping chickens follows a long tradition of poultry keeping that reaches back for millennia. Chickens have lots of character and they're fairly easy to keep in most back gardens, even for beginners, ...
Bamboo is a woody plant in the grass family Poaceae, with tall, upright canes and long narrow leaves. Most bamboos have evergreen foliage with canes that come in shades including green, brown, yellow ...
As more and more garden centres close their doors for good, Flo Headlam considers what the future looks like for garden centres and how many are diversifying to survive ...
Late sowing causes problems such as small harvests, small fruits and immature crops. Some crops, such as tomatoes, need a ...