There’s magic in every seed – so start planting them today for a garden bursting with colour and buzzing with life

For many gardeners, nothing is more exciting than the first glimpse of brand new seedlings poking through the surface of the soil. If you stick to a few basic principles you can easily achieve fantast

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

Bob shares some secrets for getting the best from in-situ sowing

As winter eases and spring beckons, longer days bring the garden to life – and your growing year starts here…

There are some vegetables that thrive in the cold, but unless you aspire to self-sufficiency Tom Coward recommends caution when sowing very early in the year. “It’s a mistake, although we always do it