The self-sufficient (ish) gardener

Here’s how to re-use your spent plants and prunings to save cash and help the planet

Jill Simpson, compost queen at Clynfyw, explains how they juggle 16 heaps to ensure a constant supply of top-notch ‘growing gold’

Making your own compost is a sure-fire way of saving on the costlier bags from the garden centre. Sure, it’ll take a bit of time to get started, but with a little patience and commitment, you’ll have

I’ve been growing organically for many years and it all goes hand-in-hand with having a wildlife garden. The vegetable garden is important to me for the flavour of fresh food and for knowing what has

Tucked deep into the corners of the garden, hidden under the canopies of acer, apple and magnolias, lie loose piles of leaves. Sweepings from my stone terrace and the garden path, the kitchen steps an

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer, and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time