These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

Thanks to rhizomes and seeds, the Japanese knotweed plant spreads quickly and establishes itself deep in the soil.

Give your garden a head start by starting your seeds indoors. When your last frost date rolls around, you'll have seedlings ...

All kinds of tasty fruit can be grown in containers in small spaces, from dwarf citrus to cherries, apples, pomegranates, ...

In last week’s column we looked at some projects that can improve habitat for all wildlife and attract more wild turkeys to a ...

Easy to grow both in the ground and in pots, home-grown carrots are packed with flavour. Find our Best Buy varieties and ...

Itching to establish new some trees in your yard? Choosing a beginner-friendly species that will do well in your specific growing zone is a recipe for success.

Why is ground elder a problem weed? Although is an excellent ground-cover plant, the horizontal roots of ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) grow up to a metre a year, allowing it to spread and ...

Use sticks or posts to keep the cover off the plants ... placed in the ground may not be hardy enough to withstand long periods of freezing temperatures. Ornamental shrubs and small trees may ...

How to grow: sow 2-3 seeds thinly per small individual pot using peat-free seed compost. Cover seeds to their own depth with vermiculite and ... and harden off to acclimatise them to outside ...

One plant that gets along excellently with roses is red creeping thyme (Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'). Red creeping thyme is a perennial herb, which unlike culinary thyme, is not usually eaten. Creeping ...