Are strawberries the perfect fruit? Former Kitchen Garden Keeper at Hampton Court Palace, Vicki Cooke explores the different varieties and how best to grow them.
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What’s the perfect gardening outfit?
Come rain or shine Tamsin Westhorpe is in the garden. She shares her tips on gardening garb
What sort of containers should I use in my garden?
Geoff Stonebanks offers his hard earned experience on choosing pots and containers for his garden
What’s new in petunias?
If you thought a petunia was a petunia it’s time to think again, says Jean Vernon
Five great hellebores
The hellebore is a fabulous winter garden stalwart. Specialist nurseryman John Massey chooses five of his favourites.
Can I garden in containers?
Award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks explains why he uses over 250 containers at his Driftwood garden in Sussex and the key benefits of using containers
How can I grow crops out of season?
Vicki Cooke, former kitchen garden keeper at the Royal Hampton Court Palace, reveals some historical tricks of the trade to force plants into growth out of season.
Should I winter prune my wisteria?
Tamsin Westhorpe explains how winter pruning wisteria now will encourage more May flowers
What shrubs should I plant in my garden?
Viburnums for every season Though their individual flowers are small, and they cannot compete with more showy shrubs for floral display, the sheer usefulness of viburnums makes them essential garden plants. With diverse habits, often colourful berries and foliage that adds texture and colour to the garden all year, there is always one viburnum that […]
Urban plant trends from Asia
Michael Perry rounds up some new on-trend plants and ideas from his travels in Asia
Plant Trial Results 2018
This summer our Gardening Club members helped trial some of next year’s new plants. Geoff Hodge reports
How do you get the garden ready for winter?
Geoff Stonebanks explains what’s involved in putting his award winning garden to be for winter.
My Flower Power Story – Spectacular flowers on a budget
It might be October, but one garden in the West midlands is still a riot of colour thanks to the hard work of Dennis Amos and his garden helpers, plus the unrivalled vigor of his new plant food, Flower Power. New Convert Dennis is the first to admit that he used to use a popular […]
Are blackberries worthy garden plants?
Vicki Cooke extols the virtues of the humble blackberry.
Five great gardening books
Five great gardening books
Gardening resolutions
It’s time for a fresh start. Tamsin Westhorpe offers some ideas to help you to keep those gardening resolutions
