Almost every gardener has a pot or two of strawberries on their plot, and with their compact, easy-to-care-for nature, who can blame us? Freshly picked fruits are juicy, flavoursome and far superior t

Lucy highlights some of the most pressing jobs she’ll be tackling this fortnight

IF you’re anything like me you probably have pots galore – clusters in corners, popping up on patios and framing your front door. But container growing isn’t just about planting from the ground up – h

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

Lucy considers some of the exciting jobs to be done as spring gets underway

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