The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!

ATTITUDES to pests in the garden have changed ...

Kay Maynard explains how her first-ever garden has become a wildlife-friendly haven with year-round interest

Charles Quest-Ritson talks to Trevor White, whose Norfolk rose nursery is sought out by enthusiasts for the quality and variety of its stock

Marian Boswall on how the old tradition of wassailing might actually benefit orchards

As days grow longer, the urge to sow seeds is almost impossible to resist. But if you dream of overflowing beds, the most important thing to do now is plan the growing year to help you meet its sowing