Marian Boswall on how the old tradition of wassailing might actually benefit orchards

A tradition as old as the hills – or should that be orchards? Dudley Edmunds explores the origins of wassailing and the custom’s recent revival

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

Erysimum Rysi Copper One of the definitions of a wallflower is that of a shy and awkward person with whom nobody wants to dance: I am sure we have all felt like that at some point in our adolescence.

KITCHEN GARDENER

Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to boost results naturally for the benefit of garden and gardener