Don’t wait for summer to realise your garden’s not up to scratch. The best time to sort your green space is now

Make a simple box around 20cm deep, or cut the top off a plastic squash bottle and use the remaining bottom, applying masking tape to cover the sharp cut edge. Add a hole at the back to fix it to a sh

Fancy growing something a bit unusual? Then give chickpeas a try. They need a sheltered, sunny site with free-draining soil. Warm the ground with cloches or fleece before sowing. If you have heavy cla

Which gardening jobs are you guilty of putting off? Planting bulbs? Cleaning tools? Edging the lawn? There are many I leave too long, but staking and supporting plants, particularly perennials, is the

Keep tabs on your spring sowings with these pretty, yet practical, plant labels that can be used year after year

Kay Maynard explains how her first-ever garden has become a wildlife-friendly haven with year-round interest