Gardeners’ World presenter Arit Anderson creating colourful display to encourage gardeners to move away from peat A completely peat-free garden will be showcased at the Hampton Court Palace f...
RHS Wisley garden manager says composting at home saves money and creates habitat for hedgehogs and invertebrates Get rid of your green waste bin if you want to make your soil more healthy and ...
Chelsea flower show to focus on water reuse as gardeners prepare for shortages caused by climate crisis Rain gardens and bathwater are becoming gardening trends, the Royal Horticultural Society...
The broad beans are in, our giant sunflowers sown. The growing year starts here Mid-April Sunday morning, 8.30am, before breakfast. Howard and his terrier, Otto, are outside, waiting in the car...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/28/the-plots-thicken
From manicured, exclusive retreats built on slave money to common ground in which to seed utopian dreams, gardens occupy a fertile space in our lives and imaginations I have a dream sometimes. ...
Raid the garden centre for established plants – or better yet, sow your own into trays or pots for a riot of colour by summer The ritualistic morning garden inspection returned in earnest abo...
From renovating existing wood and plastic to scouring the local tip for anything that can be recycled Getting your garden ready for the warmer months is not only about planting. We take a look ...
A trip back to Denmark brings much-needed colour and poignant plantings Finally, happily, reunited with a favourite flower. Deep scarlet Tagetes ildkongen (‘fire king’) came to us early in ...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/21/favourite-flowers-and-moles-making-merry
How do I know what soil I have? Do bulbs come back? And how did people garden before Google? As the growing season gears up, our experts are here with a barrowful of advice Few domestic gardens...
He has amassed a huge international social media audience for videos of tidying, ASMR and helping out ‘legends’. Now he has a meeting with a housing minister. Who is he? On a quiet street i...
Royal Horticultural Society hopes punters will be inspired by Salford winner of pub garden competition Pub gardens often feature barren patios, characterless lawns and – worst of all – fake...
Analysis of 60o gardens shows wilder lawns feed caterpillars and create breeding habitat Good news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in y...
Prospect Cottage on the beach at Dungeness, Kent was a home and sanctuary for the artist and film-maker Derek Jarman. The gardens are world famous, but the interior, shielded from public view by ...
British growers and sellers fear government measures starting on 30 April could result in delays and plants being damaged Garden centres and nurseries are stockpiling plants before Brexit check...
A city of welly-wearers, Birmingham has more allotments than any other UK local authority – some of its keen plotholders tell us why On Dads Lane, where several Birmingham suburbs meet, there...
Up on the roof terrace, everything is starting to burst with pent-up spring potential Spring is the thing now. Our roof terrace is awash with colour. Pots of assorted sprawling daffodils. Other...
Their diggings aerate soil, recycle organic matter, boost microbial activity and support plant growth Invertebrate of the year 2024: all hail Earth’s spineless heroes The people have spoken ...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/12/earthworm-soil-maker-invertebrate
These delicious fruits like to ramble freely and thrive in a warm greenhouse Last summer, I had a text from a friend who was visiting Oaxaca in Mexico. “Can you get these in the UK?” she as...
Add a tropical touch to your space with this bold-leafed beauty, which loves ample natural light and high humidity WHY WILL I LOVE IT? To make a bold statement, the calathea, or zebra plant (Go...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/12/houseplant-of-the-week-calathea-orbifolia
Blue tits, starlings, wood pigeons and blackbirds next most sighted in RSPB survey involving 600,000 participants A friendly if slightly tuneless chirp is the most ubiquitous birdsong in Britis...