Features and Advice

Whatever your feelings about the autumn tidy up, there is one job that does need getting on with – clearing away all those fallen autumn leaves.

Andy McIndoe offers some autumn lawn care advice, including mowing, scarifying, collecting leaves and other top tips.

Alongside the Show Gardens at RHS Chelsea 2021 are some fabulous small garden ideas for your garden, Jean Vernon highlights five of them.

Step inside the incredible Houseplant Studios at RHS Chelsea with Jean Vernon.

Announcing the winners of our summer photo competition. Thank you to everyone who entered.

One of the popular sections in the Great Pavilion at RHS Chelsea 2021 is the RHS Plant of the Year. For 2021 there were 18 plants on the shortlist.

With the autumnal Chelsea Flower Show now underway, Jean Vernon explores five of this year’s spectacular show gardens.

This year the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is an autumn extravaganza! Jean Vernon offers a glimpse of a few things to check out at this year’s show.

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

Martyn Cox has some advice on how your unruly autumn plot can easily be tamed within a few hours, leaving it in great shape until spring.

Give your garden birds the very best support to see them through autumn and winter says Jean Vernon.

Geoff Stonebanks dresses his garden like a film set to create drama at every step.

Late September marks a period of great activity in the edible garden. Martyn Cox guides you through the jobs to be done.

Geoff Hodge offers some timely advice on planning and planting in autumn for seasonal interest

Rose expert Michael Marriott offers tips and advice on choosing and planting roses.

Use grasses to bring alive the late summer garden. Neil Lucas from Knoll Gardens in Dorset selects five great late summer grasses for your garden

Geoff Hodge trials some of Richard Jackson’s Bird Food products in his own garden, this is what happened.

Plan ahead for a fabulous spring display by planting bulbs

Geoff Hodge shares some hints and tips to make more of your garden plants and save some money by growing something for nothing – or just about!

If you are starting out in gardening, or just want to extend your growing range to the windowsill or window box, herbs are a great place to start says Jean Vernon.

Tamsin Westhorpe reminds us why September is a month to savour and celebrate. Late flowering perennials and seasonal fruit take her fancy.

Make the most of every moment of summer by putting a bit of light on the scene, says Jean Vernon.

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

Jean Vernon suggests some inspiring and simple ways to create some privacy in your garden