Why we love winter

IT’S midsummer, and this is usually the season when gardens are supposed to look their best – brimming with colour, buzzing with life, weed-free and calm, relaxing places for lounging with friends or

Your hard work in the garden is paid back this month – but keep on pruning and planting to enjoy even more fruits from your labour

The theme for this year’s National Allotments Week, from 11 to 17 August, is Wellbeing. Five women reveal how their lives have changed for the better by spending time on their plot

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Andrew Oldham is busy bringing together vegetables and flowers to make the most of a sloping site

It’s crucial to water, water, water this month! Irrigate in the evening or morning, and consider an automated system if you’re tethered to the tap. Quick-maturing crops (e.g. salad leaves and summer r