Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to boost results naturally for the benefit of garden and gardener

After scorching summers and sodden seasons, certainty is no longer part of the forecast. But with the right choices, your garden can bend rather than break. Greg Loades offers practical ideas to help you protect your soil, shelter your plants and create a space that works in sunshine, storms and everything in between

There’s a lot of trial and error, but to save time, money and heartache, here are some common errors that are easy to swerve

Don’t wait for summer to realise your garden’s not up to scratch. The best time to sort your green space is now

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Deter birds from pecking out your garlic by scattering twiggy prunings over the soil where the cloves are planted. Carefully place the prunings inbetween cloves, put back any that have been disturbed