Adrian Thomas outlines the simplest and most effective ways to help accommodate these important guests

Position logs randomly around garden borders rather than in neat piles to recreate the way they fall naturally from trees in the wild. You could artfully arrange them around spring-flowering plants or

What to plant, grow, prune and buy this month for your great outdoors

Liz has chosen her top varieties that offer food, shelter, or both, to our feathered friends

Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to allow plants to grow a little wilder for greater all-weather protection

This is the month of horticultural happiness, and with everything looking fresh, green and lush, even the burgeoning weeds become – briefly – delightful additions to the garden. Selfheal sprouts gaily