Our garden plants are more than beautiful components in our beds and borders. They are also a source of energy rich nectar and protein rich pollen for our pollinators

Vicki Cooke explores the virtues of The king of herbs – basil and offers some expert advice regarding taste and flavour

Hints, tips and ideas to improve your May garden.

Make this delicious elderflower cordial from flowers in the hedgerow. Jean Vernon offers a simple way to make a fabulous summer refresher.

Debi Holland shares some simple ways to create a woodland garden.

This recipe for pea cheesecake is a delicious light lunch or summer starter, and uses everything but the pod itself from the pea plant.

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

Plants in pots will elevate any garden, whether you have a patch in the countryside, small urban plot or even a narrow balcony.

Herbs are the powerhouses of the garden, kitchen and medicine cabinet. But they have so many other roles too, Jean Vernon explains.

Meet the little plants with big impact. Debi Holland introduces alpine plants.

Growing plants from seed is one of the most satisfying things you can do in gardening.

How do you tell our summer visitors apart? Jean Vernon helps you tell apart swallows, swifts, martins and more.

Are you confused about feeding your plants? Geoff Hodge explains what you need to know.

Not every garden boundary needs a fence or a trellis to delineate it. Sometimes you can use plants to create a soft screen between garden areas