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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Bindweed is a perennial weed that's a common problem in gardens. It has fast-growing, long stems that can grow to around 3m. These stems climb by twining through garden plants, not just spoiling their ...

Wild garlic, sometimes called ramsons, bear’s garlic, or wood garlic, is a wild plant belonging to the Allium genus, along with onions, regular garlic and leeks. A bulbous perennial, it grows ...