Features and Advice

As the seasons start to turn and the garden harvest wanes a little, plan ahead and sow some corn salad, it’s undemanding and a great choice.

Love it or hate it, weeding the garden is something that needs to be done. Martyn Cox shares his hard earned experience in his new series for beginners.

Add drama and colour to your early summer garden with ornamental alliums.

Leiths Cookery writer Max Clark shares her love of apples with a tasty recipe for spiced, bittersweet apple, pear and damson chutney.

Lawns form the very heart of the garden. Keep yours looking great with some late summer care with these tips from Andy McIndoe.

After months of hard work, it’s time to reap the rewards of your labour. Martyn Cox helps you harvest, ripen and store your vegetables

Debi Holland chooses Five Autumn Bulbs for Spring Colour

Jean Vernon explains the lasagne technique when it comes to planting bulbs

Hampton Court Kitchen Garden Keeper Vicki Cooke unravels some of the mysteries and historical facts about growing figs in Britain

Bulbs are one of the easiest things to grow in a garden. Plant them in the autumn for spectacular spring flowers.

Martyn Cox helps demystify gardening with his friendly and accessible advice.

Martyn Cox unravels the difference.

Get the kids into guerrilla gardening by making seed bombs to add colour to the garden. This is an extract from a new book on children’s gardening by Matthew Appleby.

Have you got a glut of greenhouse cucumbers or even courgettes? Try this recipe and transform your harvest into a sweet, tangy and delicious pickle

Some plants offer additional benefits when grown in close proximity with others. Jean Vernon explores

Our gardens have become a haven away from the chaos of the rest of the world. Jean Vernon offers advice on staying safe in the garden

Martyn Cox continues his helpful grow-your-own advice with some seasonal summer tips

This easy recipe for sweet chilli tomato tarte tatin is a great way to use up a glut of tomatoes.

Prise the kids away from their screens and give them a reason to get outside into nature. Debi Holland has lots of ideas

If hot weather, dry soil and sunny spells are wreaking havoc in your garden then choose plants that have adapted to hotter and dry conditions.

You don’t need a grass garden to appreciate the beauty of these useful plants, says Neil Lucas

How to harvest, ripen and increase your garden bounty, Martyn Cox helps you make the most of your garden edibles with some timely GYO advice