Features and Advice

Geoff Stonebanks shares his love of agaves, a spectacular group of plants that add drama and structure to his garden.

Martyn Cox offers his timely advice on harvesting and starting off delicious edible crops in your garden.

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

The Autumn leaves are falling, the nights are drawing in but that doesn’t mean you have to stop gardening.

Congratulations to Pauline Keeling, our September photo comp winner. Pauline will receive £50 worth of Flower Power products.

Beginner gardeners could be forgiven for thinking that soil is just, well soil. Martyn Cox gives you the lowdown on soil.

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

Jean Vernon gives some advice on how you can add extra nesting habitats and shelter for wildlife in your garden.

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

Geoff Stonebanks selects his standout plants for his garden at Driftwood-by-sea.

Debi Holland unravels the myths, magic and truths of garden therapy.

Plants have played a vital role in our health for centuries, Debi Holland explains.

Geoff Stonebanks share’s his advice for planting bulbs in pots and containers

Succulents are easy to grow and can be grown outdoor in the garden or in pots, or bring them indoors as house plants. Here are 5 great succulents to try.

As a nation we love feeding the birds. But it’s just as important to ensure they have a safe and reliable source of fresh water says Jean Vernon

Early September is the time to crack on with harvesting tomatoes, courgettes, peppers and other tender vegetables that you’ve been growing outside.

Geoff Hodge helps us embrace the change of season and keep the last traces of summer going

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