Spring is arguably the season when a greenhouse becomes worth its weight in gold. Anyone who has ever tried to germinate seedlings on a windowsill and found their home overflowing with the resulting p

Toby explains how creating cold-weather beauty went from unusual to must-do

Anew greenhouse will likely be the biggest – and most exciting – purchase a gardener ever makes. For many of us, the prospect of having our own greenhouse is the zenith, the Holy Grail, the thing that

Karen Maris, by email A ANNE SAYS A winter lawn-seed mix should germinate at soil temperatures above 5°C, so get yourself a soil thermometer and watch the forecast. But don’t sow if the ground is wate

Although the gardens at Crook Hall in the city of Durham date back to the 13th century, under the care of Ann Tulloch they are constantly evolving. Now consisting of a series of fascinating rooms, the

There was a time when almost every arable field in England was bounded by a hedgerow. It has been estimated that between 1750 and 1850, around 2,000 miles of hedgerow were being planted every year, li