Trade secrets: hydrangea cuttings

It’s a hugely rewarding pursuit and not as complicated as some people fear

JOB OF THE WEEK

It took me a while to love roses as a plant. I had always admired the flowers in the kind of knee-jerk way that most of us love sunsets or the song of a blackbird, but I had no feeling for them as pla

There’s never been a better time to go self-sufficient. In our ongoing series, Sally Coulthard shares tried-and-tested tips from her Yorkshire smallholding

The garden is now in full bloom and hopefully all those bare patches of earth you might have had in your garden are filled with both foliage and flowers. In order to keep it that way, there are jobs t

Add drama to your garden with potted exotics. Soak the plant, in its original pot, in some not-too-cold water. Then move the new, empty, pot into position; this saves you doing so when it’s full of he