The award-winning and charismatic celebrity garden designer, presenter and writer, is media friendly and has appeared on various Youtube videos sharing her extensive knowledge and experience of garden design and gardens and enthusing people about gardening. Recently she’s been turning...
The gardener and TV presenter of BBC2’s Gardener’s World is also a familiar face in the coverage of RHS shows – though we won’t have had the chance to see her in action this year after Chelsea Flower Show was...
Eating your own homegrown fruit and vegetables is one of the best ways of keeping your immune system strong and healthy – so important at the moment. In particular, eating a ‘rainbow’ diet with a variety of different coloured...
A delicious tart fruit, stewed rhubarb, flavoured with sugar and ginger, is fab cold with yoghurt or hot in crumbles. And it’s harvested from early spring when there are few other fruits and can keep going until early summer, though...
If you you’ve noticed any bald patches in your lawn, there’s still time to reseed them. Rough up the area with a rake adding a bit of sharp sand for drainage if needs be and a layer of topsoil, scatter...
The next time you weed a bed of nettles, crop them instead, well the tips anyway – they’re a surprisingly tasty, free and vitamin-packed fresh vegetable. They’re also excellent for boosting your immune system - so important at the moment. ...
Outdoor kitchens and firepits are big news in garden design. And this chimes with the current situation where we’re spending time at home, eating with the family. We were eating al fresco before we had indoor kitchens and there’s something...
Having to stay home is forcing us to stop and appreciate nature instead of hurrying by. And while we can’t all get out into expansive landscapes, we can get close to nature by noticing the small detail. A recent...
Gardeners use a lot of twine at this time of year for making pea and bean wigwams, tying in young stems and marking out lines for seed sowing. If you want to make your garden more sustainable, using eco twines...
If you’re interested in growing vegetables with a no dig approach, this YouTube channel is an excellent resource. Charles Dowding is an expert in the subject, having pioneered the no-dig technique of growing veg.
Normally, this slot in our magazine features gardens to visit around the country, but now with everything closed, we all need to focus exclusively on our own gardens. There is lots of information online about projects you can...
Don’t give up on daffodils that didn’t flower this year. Instead try splitting them to give them more space as it’s possible that they’ve become congested. Follow with a feed of blood, fish and bone and allow the leaves...
Radio 2 presenter, Zoe Ball is enjoying her beautiful new garden having moved from Brighton to a village in the Sussex countryside. She proudly posted on Instagram an image of the courtyard area with its wisteria-clad red brick walls and...
We may all be in lockdown at home, but this Easter Sunday you can still treat your family to a delicious navarin, a French stew made with seasonal veg.
Along with spring lamb, use your early spring carrots and turnips. You...
The colour of the year for 2020, according to Pantone is Classic Blue. This is a strong hue, which the colour company describes as a restful colour, which ‘brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human...
I really enjoyed listening to this informative monthly podcast presented by Chris Young, editor of The Garden magazines. Designed to complement the print content, it goes deeper into topics covered, with interviews with designers as well as a...
If your yew hedge is getting out of control and you’re looking for a safe way to prune it this Easter Bank Holiday, you may want to invest in a tripod ladder. Here’s what to consider
