As my toddler explores the world mouth-first, I’m reminded that, this season, the garden’s quiet beauty is best discovered through every sense

REAL readers' gardens! Putting the garden to bed ...

The garden in winter can often seem like something to be endured rather than enjoyed for gardeners who dash to garden centres at Easter, departing with cars brimful of petunias and bags of compost. Bu

Right now, I’m pruning the roses. I hate them looking so straggly and forlorn, and he-who-has-opinions can’t bear their wayward stems trying to snag him as he makes his way to the shed. I feel the ros

In his final column for the season, Joe Swift looks back at a memorable year — and work for the months ahead

November settles over our allotment like a quiet sigh, the vibrant chaos of summer giving way to a gentler rhythm. The air is crisp, the light golden, and the beds, once brimming with life, now call f