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Plants for shade

At the extravaganza that was BBC Gardeners' World Live last week, my friend Joe Swift gave a couple of jolly talks about shade-loving plants.

Wildflower lawns

This week a new type of lawn was born. The flower-rich, low-maintenance, wildlife-friendly sward was launched at a park in Kensington and Chelsea.

Lily beetles

I spent a delightful day in Sway last weekend. It was their open gardens day, and I was met by a gaggle of gardeners who had all kinds of gardening questions.

Growing pears

Everything looks promising on the fruit front, but the last thing we need now is cold weather or, worse still, more frost.

Edible weeds

I don’t like waste, so digging dandelions from the lawn last week got me thinking about the value of weeds.

Sowing seed outdoors

Doesn't it feel great to get your fingers into the ground? The weather has relented, the soil is warming and I've spent happy days outside sowing seeds directly in the garden.