Grow more, waste less

HAVE you ever taken a close look at your soil? I mean, a really close look? And if not, why not? Soil, compost, dirt, earth – whatever you want to call it, it’s often overlooked, and yet it’s one of t

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

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

Turn a shady corner into a lush, wildlife-rich woodland garden this April by working with nature

Andrew Jackson explains how damaged soil can be brought back to life with gentle nurturing and time

Professor Buczacki is a borticultural expert, weiter and former chair of Gardeners Question Time