Jean Vernon

Some of our garden birds belong to the finch family. These feathery delights eat seeds, even the seedheads of your garden plants and also ‘weed’ seeds. Jean Vernon explains.

Transform your Christmas celebrations by using herbs grown in your garden.

If you are looking for last-minute ideas to treat a gardener, we’ve got some great garden gift ideas.

Don’t waste money on loud, explosive fireworks, instead invest in some plants that will light up your garden with autumn colour for years to come.

Make the most of nature’s party plants and plant some colour and vibrancy for autumn.

Get to know some of the fun and funky creatures that live and breathe in our gardens this summer. Here are five to fascinate the kids.

It’s been a summer of slugs, slugs, slugs. Here are five ways to get one step ahead of your slimy nemesis without resorting to pesticides.

A biennial is a plant that flowers the year after they are sown, and there are some really great types that you can grow.

Plant addicts really got a treat at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower show. The hotly contested RHS Plant of the Year 2024 competition had some fabulous new plants on the shortlist.

Here’s a little glimpse of five fabulous show gardens at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Spotting a new bird species in the garden can be exciting. But how do you keep them coming?

Hellebores truly are the winter wonders of the garden. These beautiful plants have stunning winter flowers and are a beacon of hope in the coldest months of the year.

You don’t need to wait for some frost or snow to add some white magic to your garden, Jean Vernon has plenty of ideas.

Peonies are the must-have flower of the summer. Create the wow-factor in your garden with these fabulous, flamboyant flowers.