It may still be winter, but under the snow and ice and beneath the sodden blanket of last autumn’s leaves,  the first signs of life are ...

FEBRUARY is a good month to start thinking about potatoes – and how you’re going to plant them. Gone are the days when the ...

Devon's National Trust estates are planning plenty of fun activities for all the family in February. If you're looking for ...

Trees and shrubs add shade and colour and bare-root is better value than plants in containers, writes David Domoney ...

Reptiles have been spotted on imported plants, but what we should really worry about, according to scientists, are the ...

Warmer February days can see the early rising of spring blooms - but organisation for vegetable growing is key in this winter ...

Sometimes called the Italian ruin lizard (scientists call it Podarcis siculus ), the lizard is spreading throughout Europe, ...

A family meal on the Grenadine island of Bequia zings with Caribbean flavours, from the lime and cayenne-enhanced fried fish ...

Alpines such as conifers and creeping plants hail from exposed, challenging habitats, making them hardy choices for UK gardens ...

When to prune an orange tree will vary depending on your US hardiness zone. The perfect time can be between February and ...

The tree is small and won’t block light : 'If you plant a tree that is unlikely to obstruct the neighbour’s natural light ...

It's late spring in the suburbs of Fern Bay and Cynthia Sleight Meyles offers a glass of fresh ginger soda to cool the humid afternoon. The ginger was grown in one of the dozen or so bountiful garden ...