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

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

I’m feeding, sowing and growing some new one-of-a-kind crops

Turn a shady corner into a lush, wildlife-rich woodland garden this April by working with nature

Giving garden wildlife a spring in their step

Give flowering house plants a general house-plant feed every two weeks throughout spring, then switch to a weekly high-potash house-plant food as flower buds develop. Orchids don’t like heavy doses of