Tales from titchmarsh

Editor Kim Stoddart explains how she has evolved her resilient approach over the years to find a balance for both garden and gardener

Behind every great British garden… gardeners at work ...

The garden was a blank canvas when I first moved in. A single tree. A lawn invaded by alkanet. London clay so hard you couldn’t push a spade in. I was more concerned with urgent matters such as the de

REAL readers' gardens! Putting the garden to bed ...

Even the smallest actions can make a difference and lift spirits

Right now, I’m pruning the roses. I hate them looking so straggly and forlorn, and he-who-has-opinions can’t bear their wayward stems trying to snag him as he makes his way to the shed. I feel the ros