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

SVEN-ERIK ARNDT/ARTERRA/UNIVERSAL/GETTY ● There was a mallard duck ...

Karen Youngs is on the lookout for nature’s collectibles during a sunny spring walk

Giving garden wildlife a spring in their step

Many ancient civilisations celebrated the new year not on 1 January, but in March. They certainly had a point: spring feels like a new beginning, as nature awakens after the cold, dark days of winter.

Toby explains how to take action now to stop weeds in their tracks