How to videos

You can fill your garden with masses of colour, drama and variety by buying mail-order plug plants. Martyn Cox offers some seasonal advice on how to grow plug plants.

For fabulous beds and borders, choose RHS AGM award winning grasses to grow in your garden.

Geoff Hodge takes you through his calendar of lawn care hints, tips and advice for a lawn you can be proud of.

With the ever-increasing interest in growing your own veg at home these days, lots of people are turning over parts of their gardens to veg patches.

Morning coffee is a simple way to get to know your garden. So next time you put the kettle on, take a seat outside and have a look around your garden. Who knows what you’ll see?

Grow nasturtiums – these easy garden flowers create an amazing splash of colour all summer long

Read Geoff Hodge’s ultimate guide to growing your own veg at home for one.

The slug is one of the nation’s most-hated garden pests. Jean Vernon guides you through various methods of safe, wildlife friendly controls.

Geoff Stonebanks takes you on an imaginary walk through the garden at Driftwood to understand how each of the 5 senses might help stimulate your visitor experience!

Growing your own fruit at home is the best way to get the tastiest and freshest fruit available. Geoff Hodge shares some advice on what to consider when growing fruit for one.

Debi Holland suggests Five Fab edibles for containers.

If you use nematodes to control slugs or vine weevils, or let the birds eat your garden bugs, then you’ve already discovered biological control says Jean Vernon.

Teach the kids some garden basics and get started yourself this spring with this fun and easy to grow salad box from Clare Matthews.

Easter is the perfect time to get the family outside and to make the most of your outdoor space. Get decoration and craft ideas including dyed eggs.

Martyn Cox gives us his ten favourite gardening hacks that every gardener should know.

There’s a lot more to making your garden planting and design successful. Geoff Stonebanks offers his hard-earned advice.

Hello blossom! Plantsman Andy McIndoe picks some of his spring blossom favourites. These are all small trees suitable for most gardens.

When it comes to growing vegetables you need to grow things that you love to eat, crops that are expensive to buy in the shops and things that taste better eaten fresh from the garden says Jean Vernon.

Choose camellias for large, striking flowers that light up the garden from the depths of winter into spring.

If you are stuck at home with little or no income, Debi Holland shares her tips and ideas for increasing your garden blooms without breaking the bank.