If you’ve heard the horror stories about Japanese knotweed you might want to know how to identify it and whether it’s really as bad as everyone makes out?

Every garden needs some crocus flowers. These early, elegant flowering bulbs are the harbingers of spring. Geoff Hodge explains.

Geoff Hodge explains about lawn moss and the best ways to deal with moss in your lawn.

Professional gardener, Debi Holland shares her tips for getting the best from these fabulous garden plants.

Some of our garden birds belong to the finch family. These feathery delights eat seeds, even the seedheads of your garden plants and also ‘weed’ seeds. Jean Vernon explains.

Herbs are the true garden heroes. Herbs can be a gateway into gardening, or the bridge between houseplants and gardens. Jean Vernon explains.

If the Big Garden Bird Watch got you started watching the garden birds, it’s a great idea to learn how to identify some of the more common species.

Plant some new plants into your garden borders and create spires of colour and swathes of drama for months on end.

If you want to inject some new style into your garden design, Debi Holland has some great advice.

Choose some great plants that flower in winter to add interest to your garden. Plantsman Graham Rice chooses his five favourite winter beauties.

One of the easiest vegetables to grow is the humble potato. Buy seed potatoes now and give your crop a head start.

If you want to grow your own veg this season, Geoff Hodge shares some hard earned tips and advice.

Create some winter structure with beautiful bark and stems. Andy McIndoe reveals his favourite winter trees, including Prunus serrula, Cornus alba & Betula.

Five hints, tips and ideas to improve your January garden.

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