One of the top experts on pests and diseases, Pippa gardens using organic methods. Matt trained at Kew and has been gardening professionally for more than 30 years. Kirsty is Head of Gardens at Balmor

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How to carry on growing food over winter ...

Mike Palmer explains how despite its quiet, slumbering appearance, there’s lots happening in our outside spaces during the colder, darker months

Lynn Farram and the congregation of Christ Church, Norris Green, Liverpool

Will raking the soil help frosts kill pests? Moving wet winter soil does it no good, damaging its structure and making it more compact and slower draining. So although you might uncover a few slugs an