Lessons from the past

With these tools and tricks of the trade, you can prepare your plot for any heat and drought conditions

Creaky knees, rickety wrists, dodg y eyesight or an achy back? Worry not. So long as you have green fingers, you can still achieve miracles in the garden. Our experts show you how

Summer! The time of year when the greenhouse has accomplished most of its work, up to a point. But the great thing about your miniature Crystal Palace right now is that it can become a pleasure dome.

IT’S midsummer, and this is usually the season when gardens are supposed to look their best – brimming with colour, buzzing with life, weed-free and calm, relaxing places for lounging with friends or

Andrew Oldham is busy bringing together vegetables and flowers to make the most of a sloping site

The garden at Caisson House, near Bath, Somerset The home of Amanda and Phil Honey