Slugs are a particular problem in spring and early summer when the weather is typically warm and wet. This is also the time ...

Beautiful blooming bulbs are not just for spring. Summer flowering bulbs make a fabulously colourful display, and the time to ...

A bee hotel provides a nesting habitat for solitary bees such as red mason and leafcutter bees. Give your bee hotel the ...

For the perfect combination of sun, sea, sand and gardens, you can’t beat Barbados. While this Caribbean island delivers all ...

The RSPB recently changed its bird-feeding advice - get the low down on what you should and shouldn't do, in our guide.

Sweet peas can be sown from October to April. Autumn-sown sweet peas bloom earlier, while spring-sown plants flower later.

It doesn't take a lot to achieve the perfect lawn. Give your grass some spring TLC and get it in great shape for summer by carrying out a few quick and easy jobs now. As well as quickly refreshing and ...

Give your patio a boost with a colourful spring container. The star in this container is the perennial wallflower 'Super Bowl ...

Lungworts (Pulmonaria) are low-growing, spring-flowering herbaceous plants that thrive in shade. Named after the mottled leaves of some species, which were thought to resemble lung (pulmonary) disease ...

Avoid applying fertilisers close to a pond where rain could wash them into the water. When topping up the water level in a ...

Rake up any leaves left on the lawn and and paths. Fallen leaves can smother grass and cause dry patches and the build up of ...

Divide your perennials and grasses now, as growth begins, to enjoy a fabulous bounty of free plants. Nearly all perennial plants and grasses can be propagated by division. Wait until they’ve formed ...