If you love gardening, our magazine will inspire you. It's a real magazine, not just a newsletter, and it's packed full of interesting articles written by professional gardening journalists. It's totally free and arrives once a month by email. Here is a selection of recent articles.
A very easy way to make your garden a little bit greener with absolutely no effort is to participate in No Mow May. This initiative, spearheaded by the charity Plantlife,...
Butterflies are often the stars of the show when it comes to winged insects in the garden, but did you know there are around 2500 species of moth in the...
If you’re planning a summer holiday and beginning to worry about how to keep your plants alive and thriving while you’re away from home, perhaps its time to consider a...
Alliums are fantastic flowers which pack a punch in a pot or a mixed border. They’re great for colour, structure and impact – and pollinators love them too. Part of...
There’s something about fragrance which triggers memories and feelings, and the sense of smell really comes alive in the garden – we’re surrounded by different scents which might evoke a...
Some horticultural stories are built over decades. Others begin with one bold decision, a leap into the unknown, and the determination to make something beautiful from bare ground. Jennifer Howarth...
Grow basil Sow basil seeds for a tasty addition to your kitchen garden – they make a great companion crop for tomatoes. The aromatic compounds in basil are thought to...
Did you know that getting your hands dirty can be good for you in more ways than one? As well as boosting our mental and physical health, gardening and coming...
For Will Cronin, gardens have never just been a job. They have been a lifelong calling shaped by a love of the outdoors, a deep personal ethos, and a passion...
Peat-free composts are now widely available in garden centres and shops, with more and more gardeners moving to this kind of growing media. Peat-free is better for the environment, helping...
Plant dahlias Dahlia tubers can be planted up now to start them into growth. The safest way to do this to avoid damage from slugs or late frosts is to...
More and more bees are on the wing this month and bumblebees are among the most distinctive. The queens emerge in spring to feed on nectar and pollen to get...
For a long time this plant was known as Dicentra - now it’s been renamed Lamprocapnos spectabilis. In any case its common name is ‘bleeding heart’, which is much easier...
It’s that time of year when you can step outside wearing a thick jacket, woolly hat and gloves and half an hour later you’ll be standing there in a T-shirt,...
Horticulture has always evolved alongside the people who share it. Today, some of the most influential gardeners are not found behind historic estate walls or on show garden podiums, but...
Have you noticed an increase in birdsong yet? By mid-March lots of our garden birds will have warmed up their vocal chords, ready for the dawn chorus to get going...
Revive your lawn You can start mowing your lawn again if the weather conditions are agreeable; once it’s around 7cm high, choose a dry day and keep blades high to...
If you have fruit trees in your garden, the chances are you may be attracting a bonnie bird with an appetite for blossom buds! Bullfinches are shy but striking -...
Corylus, or hazel, is a versatile, long-lived and wildlife-friendly tree, providing year-round interest. During this month, long, yellow catkins are hanging from hazel branches, like little lanterns in our gardens...
Gardeners usually spend a lot of time, energy and money trying to prevent pests from attacking their plants. However there’s a method of pest control which aims to attract those...
If you’re already making holiday plans for this year, or you’re concerned about a repeat of last year’s prolonged dry spells, consider investing in some gadgets to take the worry...
