Into the wild

There’s a front garden I pass that always stops me in my tracks. It contains grasses, erigeron, a large silver birch and a water trough. Large clumps of rosemary spill onto the pavement. It doesn’t ha

By the time we get to this point in the season, I’m ready for a good clear-up in the garden. The sense of order that’s come from trimming the hedges and cutting down the meadow has lingered, becoming

Bringing order from chaos is fundamental to gardening, especially after the summer holidays, so get stuck in, says Joe Swift

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

Community gardening could be the antidote to London’s loneliness crisis, says Dan Masoliver, bringing neighbours together through nature and nurture

September, with its cooler temperatures and moist warm soil, is one of the best times of the year to make a new lawn. Grass seed germinates fast now giving quick results; about 7 to 10 days is usual.