While we all appreciate a garden bursting with vibrant color, the most memorable outdoor spaces go beyond the visual—they ...

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THE WARM and wet weather is the perfect conditions for slugs, with the persistent pest chomping away at gardeners precious ...

If you love lavender but live in a climate that's too hot for it, consider growing a similarly eye-pleasing plant in its ...

• Bat guano (bat droppings) has long been valued as a powerful natural fertiliser. Rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, it boosts leaf growth and strengthens plants. Favoured by Victorian ...

Sow your opium poppies - used to make medical painkillers including morphine, codeine and oxycodone, as well as illegal ...

Nasturtiums: Those bold orange, yellow or red petals have a watercress-like peppery kick, and both the leaves and flowers can be eaten. If you grow herbs like rosemary, thyme, or chives, their flowers ...

Some key steps - and a trip to the garden centre - now, will mean enjoying homegrown produce including courgettes, pumpkins ...

While there are a lot of flowering plants that attract hummingbirds, it's nice to find low-maintenance, versatile flowers ...

If it was a good week for gardening, it was also a great week to look at gardens. Sissinghurst from the tower (Image: Norfolk School of Gardening) We had our annual study trip to Kent and Sussex with ...

But there’s no sugar-coating the importance the company places on its custom cake business. Its army of icing artisans are ...