Watering plants creates damp soil and makes it easier for slugs to travel. As they're most active in the evening, it's a good ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Perfect for picking, fragrant sweet peas are easy to grow and come in a range of beautiful colours. You can grow them in pots or in the ground, training them up a frame for a beautiful display. Plant ...

Bacopa is a trailing perennial perfect for hanging baskets, containers and providing ground cover at the front of borders. Originally from South Africa, it's grown as an annual in the UK, because it ...

Geums are popular hardy perennials that can flower from late spring into summer, providing a burst of colour in borders and pots. They come in a range of flowering colours but are typically available ...

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