Uk makes strides in peat-free growing

A pioneering pilot project initiated by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is enabling prisoners in Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester to gain vital horticultural skills while growing th

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Improving plant health through voluntary collaboration is the way forward, reports Ian Hodgson

Pick up some top tips and immerse yourself in beauty by paying a visit to gardens across the UK this summer. Here are a few suggestions from AG ’s Sue Bradley

Add drama to your garden with potted exotics. Soak the plant, in its original pot, in some not-too-cold water. Then move the new, empty, pot into position; this saves you doing so when it’s full of he

Originally a means of keeping a living record of garden plants, our 722 National Plant Collections–of everything from Abies to Zingiber –set the gold standard across the world. Charles Quest-Ritson meets some of the expert collection holders