Hard times

From downpipes to planting plans, expert advice from RHS gold medallist Tom Massey to help your garden cope with drought, deluges and everything in between

Some 68 per cent of British adults visit a garden centre each year with the hope of a brighter summer, according to the Horticultural Trades Association. We’ve all been there; filling the trolley with

Whether on the verge of selling or not, Greg Loades shows there are lots of things that will improve your plot as an asset

Karen Rogers and her husband Robert downsized to a townhouse and turned a small, paved courtyard garden into a little oasis

LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA? IMPROVE YOUR HOME’S RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE WHEN YOU’RE RENOVATING WITH THESE CHANGES

When writer Sheila M Averbuch and her husband moved into their Pencaitland home in East Lothian over 20 years ago, the garden was little more than a flat upper lawn with a steep slope down to the bung