In this video, I give my five top tips on how to grow dwarf beans in containers or raised garden beds. Dwarf beans, bush ...

It feels like we are clinging on to the last of the summer abundance and I, for one, will be sad to see the end of such a ...

Gigantic cabbages and super-sized squashes are among the vegetables that go up against each other in competitions every year - but what are the secrets behind ensuring they grow so big? With pumpkins ...

Success with swamp milkweed, amazing flower pots and fewer apples are among the reports from local gardeners about this ...

October is a busy month in the garden, with tasks including pruning stalwart shrubs, refreshing containers and tidying up ...

Be ready to move half-hardy and tender plants such as pelargoniums, some salvias and fuchsias in October. They need to be cut ...

Fuchsia magellanica, sometimes called the hardy fuchsia, is a reliable shrub that brings colour well into autumn. Native to Chile and Argentina, it carries masses of slender, tubular flowers with ...

Just like growing your own food, saving your own seed is another great way to ensure you are in control of your own food ...

Tucking into a steaming bowl of risotto, piled high with shaved parmesan and washed down with a bottle of beer, on the last night of our family holiday in Prague this summer, I didn’t give a thought ...

Cultivating these blooms in a pot instead of directly in the ground allows you to maintain these conditions for the plant, ...