I’ve been told to use boiling water to germinate parsley seed. is this right?

IT’S easy to imagine the vegetable patch is winding down at this time of year – the tomatoes are ripening, courgettes are piling up, and the first leaves are beginning to yellow. But here’s something

Herbalist and author Bevin Cohen explains how to nurture wider home-grown medicinal and culinary loveliness in an extract from his new book, Herbs in Every Season

There are plenty of ways to store these useful garden greats over autumn and winter

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

Editor and resilient-gardening expert Kim Stoddart explains how to save money and boost future results with the seed harvest this autumn

Get ahead of the game for next year by sowing seeds now, says Joe Swift — and save yourself a fortune