A sparkling space reduces pests and diseases, improves light and gives seedlings the best start

If winter rains have made your garden off limits, it’s time to explore growing in a space where you can cheat the seasons – and escape to a new world

Sow courgette and squash seeds now so you’ll have seedlings ready to plant outside in early summer. Fill pots or large module trays with peat-free multi-purpose compost. Place one seed in each pot, ab

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

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