With Simon Caney, GN Editor

Rosie Irving explains why we should help preserve these sadly vanishing older varieties

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

EACH year, before the holiday brochures landed, John’s seed catalogue arrived in the post. Ellen waited, knowing its arrival would bring a flood of memories she wasn’t strong enough to deal with. She

Steve Newland looks back on his allotment history -and his growing obsession with unusual tomatoes

REAL readers' gardens!