Rhs technique: sowing in clay soils

Green manure crops can be grouped into categories, depending on their use. Short-term spring, summer and autumn green manures are quick-growing and rapidly produce lots of foliage. They include plants

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

Liz Zorab lists her choice of plants that will thrive in water-retaining soils

There is a plum tree growing wild on wasteland with delicious fruits borne on its many suckers. If I dig up a sucker can I grow this tree in my garden or do I have to make a graft? Self-seeded plum tr

Soil is the key building block in an organic garden – and good soil health is vital for the growth and development of your plants. It’s the foundation for a growing space that thrives: providing essen

The UK has been experiencing increasingly unpredictable weather conditions in recent years. The effects of global warming is a factor that no gardener can ignore if they wish to continue growing fruit