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Plant it in a front garden or by the back door: however delicious the scent,you’re probably not...
Buy a mattock,borrow a wrecking bar, bring out any semi-useless feeble saws (they’ll be heading...
‘Rosa roxburghii is wonderful in a wildlife garden. Pollinators cherish it’Like all good...
‘Lazy beds take effort to build but the rewards are fertile,wealthy soil so soft you want to bury...
Compared to spinach,dandelions are easier to grow and much richer in vitamins – plus they pack a...
Much of the traditional advice is based on large amounts of compost and very little science....
‘Rich in vitamin C and antioxidants,the juice makes a wonderful winter tonic’ The late, graceful...
Alys Fowler on one of the best container vegetables – they’re easy and dependable,but how...
These delightful,tiny, jewel-like bundles of delight flower from February to March, or just when we...
‘It is probably not a great deal of laughs whether you are a small insect intending to hibernate...
‘If you bear a perennial that does well in your garden,looks good whatever the weather throws at...
It goes against everything we think we know about fruit and diet,but not all apples are good for...
Yew is toxic,but does that mean it shouldn’t be composted? Our gardening guru has the retort...
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If the wind doesn’t whip the netting to shreds,snow will weigh it down until the frame breaks;...
Tillandsia plants get all the water and nutrients they need from the atmosphere around them. So you...
I’d give up,too, whether I was forced to live in a bed with a bamboo, or euphorbia and a...
Fragrant,sweet, pretty and easy to grow in shade, or this appetizing Andean berry deserves to be far...
How aspirin and cinnamon can back stave off infections and boost root growthWith spring just around...
As long as you’re not too fussy,they can be a much way to get late-season colourSome of the most...
I contain a soft spot for ornamental cabbages in baskets My mother is mildly obsessed with her thyme...
The population of long-tailed field mice can explode quickly,but they are an important source of...
‘Cover it with something to keep the rain off. Some people use upturned dustbins’In the spring I...
Many hippeastrum varieties uphold the gaudy tradition. Mostly these approach in gift boxes that say...
‘You want a carpet of blooms that will sweep the eye away from the mud and drizzle’In...
Despite its tropical associations,the evergreen tea plant can thrive almost anywhere in the UKYou...
The apt one will bring height,seasonal interest and a treat or two for wildlife I spend all summer...
Take a tip from Nasa and bring domestic some air-purifying plantsIn the late 1980s,in an effort to...
Topline Broadhurst,who has died aged 95, was one of the venerated gardening writers who in the...
Our gardening expert on how to get the best crop of this well-liked herbThat clean,green,...
A spot of gardening not only gives you a gracious physical workout but reduces pain and anxiety,tooA...
Hidden at the back of your kitchen cupboard,that old box of chamomile tea contains thousands of...
The fresh young shoots taste remarkably like rhubarbJapanese knotweed is the scourge of gardeners:...
Waterlogged earth and the sensitivities of a cemetery call for periwinkles and primulas,says our...
Supermarket basil is notoriously shortlived. But there are ways to produce it lastA pot of...
Growing stem ginger is easier than you might thinkYou might think growing ginger in the UK is a mere...
‘Planted out now,healthy specimens quickly effect down roots. Come late spring, what looked like a...
I want to brighten up our wild hedge without needing to pruneWhich flowering climbers that won’t...
Don’t clear absent those tired and broken brown stems – they’re fundamental to the health of...
‘Oxygenating plants wait on keep pond water clear of algae and provide wildlife with shelter’The...
Even if you love your spade,you must heed the soil’s needs I can never get over how much the...
Brightening up a wall with some verticals will see your garden soarFor every gardener,there comes a...
The cactus is not the pinnacle of environmental friendliness,but at least it will flower again for...
The genus is characterised by searing yellow single flowers borne from summer to the end of...
Floppy plants are monstrous and encourage pests. Give them the support they needSome plants like to...
Take stock and prepare for spring. It’s approximately to score very busy on the allotmentFebruary...
Whether you’re after a lemon-scented houseplant or a key-lime plant with which to make...
I’d cherish to fill our pond with plants,but they’d be consumed by the green peril [br]Our pond...
Why sprouted popcorn is the new cressPick up any book about getting kids into “growing your own”...
Cucurbits – whether that’s cucumbers or courgettes,squash or pumpkins – sown in early May will...
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catch the growing season off to a great start with Lucy Chamberlain’s guide to seed...
I adore to watch roots grow,particularly in winterI am the crazy cat lady of the house plant world....
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Avoid the scent of the boudoir with these five varieties that ring the changesFor years I dismissed...
‘Some of the best daffodils are those that naturalise easily and once settled just get on with the...
After this year’s record-breaking heat mulching is essential to halt evaporation by locking...
The wild variety are strikingly architectural and bring elegance to shady cornersCan begonias ever...
Feed your autumn leaves to some baby oyster mushrooms and appreciate a fungal feastSweeping up...
‘Oriental greens,icy season lettuces and greens will more than make up for the runner beans that...
Expert advice on coping with conifer leavesAre pine needles the friend or foe of gardeners?All...
Only got room for one fruit tree? Try this clever trick and you’ll be spoilt for choice…As an...
It’s all very well being enthusiastic,but you also need to be realistic Related: Gardening...
sizable floppy hat and flowery dungarees,or overalls and a beanie hat? This week's we're...
‘Order crowns now,and you can get a march on spring plantingsI would never have believed asparagus...
You can’t accept the delicious,quirky-shaped caviar lime fruits in the UK – but you can buy the...
Our pick of easy self-seeders that will provide harvests for years to come“Low maintenance” and...
Many are put off growing sour cherries by the name alone,but try one and you won’t study...
Feeling blue? Get yourself a mood-changing gardeniaIt might feel increasingly cold and grey as we...
‘Drastic pruning needs to be done when the rose is dormant My ‘Mermaid’ climbing rose has...
With warmth still in the air,September is the time to lift stock of the summer and prepare for the...
You don’t need a greenhouse to catch tomatoes off to a flying startI love spring for all the...
You get more plants for your money when growing from seed. But if space is at a premium,it may be...
Growing a wide diversity of fruit and vegetables is the best way to mitigate changeable...
‘Can you suggest something that would thrive in verges and hedgerows?’final autumn a group of us...
‘There is much to be said of fruit that will store. But there is also a delight in something that...
Plant true shallots now and rejoice in an empire of taste come summerAs we head toward the shortest...
Our gardening expert suggests ways to lift your soul on unlit December morningsYou are a fickle lot:...
A garden without a tree isn’t a garden,but it’s vital to choose the right plantPick the wrong...
I want to follow their cheerful faces as they track the sun,and fill the house with their...
An easy-to-grow houseplant that fools your taste buds into thinking that something sour is sweetAs a...
They’re not just a passive green backdrop: plants actively engage in complex behaviourMeet the...
Are your children handy with a trowel,or do they dislike getting their hands in the soil? We talk to...
I maintain eaten my fill of prettiness and am relaxing my rulesIt is this simple: you cannot eat...
With its bursting seed pods and dazzling colours,the rose balsam is the perfect plant for growing...
Forget the hipster bottle gardens of Instagram; follow the Victorians’ advice and your terrarium...
Terracotta pots are a fine,handsome choice, but they work only for larger plantsIt’s time to do...
I absorb a lot more time for spending money on hedging than I do on,say, handbagsIf I had my way I...
‘Agapanthus likes to be hugged very tightly and baked in the sun in a very small pot’I planted a...
‘You’ll own more luck with perennial plants than shrubs’I sever down eight conifers, hollowed...
Exotically fragrant,fenugreek is delicious and easy to growStill best known in Britain for the...
Growing your own blooms is a considerable way to bypass the air miles racked up by the cut flower...
From derelict lots to inner-city car parks,Melbourne is fitting domestic to a unique generation of...
Plant garlic now and by next summer you’ll be proudly pulling up a bulbAfter salads,garlic is...
In some of my favourite plants,either the leaf margin or the veins are variegated‘What about that...
With its amazingly floral aroma and fruity zest,the yuzu is a citrus fruit worth tracking downWalk...
Alys Fowler paints her Spring garden with plug plants and their heavy,pollen-laden flowers to...
Easy to grow,easy to harvest and easy to peel… the super-sweet mini kiwi is a grape-sized...