New for the book shelf

John Hoyland never misses a chance to scour a second-hand bookshop for old gardening books, not only for advice, but for a glimpse into past gardening lives

The usual choice of clothing when gardening is an old loose-fitting set of clothes such as pair of mended jeans and moth-eaten jumper. It’s only when you wear an item designed specifically for gardeni

AS we draw this year’s season of gardening columns to a close, I thought I’d update readers on this year’s major project: improving and replacing the raised beds in my Secret Garden. The Secret Garden

The imagined gardens within the pages of our favourite books can seem as real as the flower beds outside our door. Here, author Sandra Lawrence explores three evocative literary landscapes

Anyone in search of autumn colour this October might consider a trip to Hever Castle & Gardens in Kent, once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. The 14th-century, double-moated castle, set within 125 a

With drier springs becoming the norm, autumn is now the prime season for action in the garden