Laurel worries

Why are courgettes rotting? Will bare patches fill out on acer? Read on…

Jill Young, Stroud, Gloucestershire Professor Buczacki is ...

A thriving hedge does more than mark boundaries – it brings structure, beauty and calm, while offering shelter and sustenance

Stefan Buczacki Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, ...

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

Laurel is a common garden plant, which can take over a space if left to its own devices. If you visit a stately home, local parks or woodlands, you’ll see how dominating they can become, blocking out