When writer Sheila M Averbuch and her husband moved into their Pencaitland home in East Lothian over 20 years ago, the garden was little more than a flat upper lawn with a steep slope down to the bung

Some 68 per cent of British adults visit a garden centre each year with the hope of a brighter summer, according to the Horticultural Trades Association. We’ve all been there; filling the trolley with

This month, Lalage reflects on how she was a little too hasty in planting out pea seedlings, contemplates the benefits of companion planting and sets about bringing order and tidiness to her vegetable beds

Growing vegetables was my introduction to gardening when we created a tiny veg patch 14 years ago. While it sparked a career change into gardening, design and writing, growing vegetables has remained

Toby explains how to take action now to stop weeds in their tracks

Anne outlines her top jobs to be getting on with over the coming fortnight