Some 68 per cent of British adults visit a garden centre each year with the hope of a brighter summer, according to the Horticultural Trades Association. We’ve all been there; filling the trolley with

What to plant, grow, prune and buy this month for your great outdoors

Whether on the verge of selling or not, Greg Loades shows there are lots of things that will improve your plot as an asset

Turn a shady corner into a lush, wildlife-rich woodland garden this April by working with nature

Apply these simple principles to your plot for dazzling results!

Work your way through your borders, removing dandelion flowerheads before they get the chance to set seed. Flowers of dandelions are a useful source of early nectar for pollinators but if they are abl