Almost every gardener has a pot or two of strawberries on their plot, and with their compact, easy-to-care-for nature, who can blame us? Freshly picked fruits are juicy, flavoursome and far superior t

IF you’re anything like me you probably have pots galore – clusters in corners, popping up on patios and framing your front door. But container growing isn’t just about planting from the ground up – h

Lucy highlights some of the most pressing jobs she’ll be tackling this fortnight

Sow courgette and squash seeds now so you’ll have seedlings ready to plant outside in early summer. Fill pots or large module trays with peat-free multi-purpose compost. Place one seed in each pot, ab

It’s time for sowing, planting alpine containers and living screens and tidying up old growth

Spread a bulky mulch on top of the soil surface around the base of young apple trees to condition the soil, hold in moisture and suppress weeds. This will all help the tree to establish well. Use well