Susie’s garden

Getting children into gardening gives them so much. They learn about the cycle of life, where food comes from, about wildlife and being outside. Research shows that if children are involved in gardeni

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks

Easy ways to create a compact kitchen garden

My flower borders are bright with hot colours in August and I love the richness of all those reds, oranges and yellows. Spring starts cool with blues and yellows, then it’s colourful tulip time, then

A keen gardener’s love of colour and fragrance has resulted in a small garden with big impact