Science is proving what gardeners have always known – that tending plants and spending time outdoors is soothing to mind, body and soul

There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk

Keep your GARDEN GROOVE going so you’re still frolicking with your plot right through the frosts!

In a world that still mistakes perfectionism for passion, the garden offers a humbling antidote – nature will always have the final say

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE THIS MONTH WITH OUR GUIDE TO THE CHANGING SEASONS

Mike Palmer explains how to prune, plan, polish and prepare for 2026