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7644 Earlham Road, Norwich, Norfolk07504 545 810www.plantationgarden.co.ukNR2 3DBOpen all year, daily, 9am-dusk. Adults/OAPs £2, under-16s free.part-disabled,plants,toilets,public-transport

I'm not sure what year it is according to the Chinese, but in my garden it is the year of the ant.I never got round to ordering any of the biological ant controls that have been launched recently, so I can't report back on their merits, but I

Due to the wet weather of the past week, I haven't been out in the garden much. The snails, however, have been very active; I can barely walk to the front gate without the familiar sound of snails crunching underfoot. Most of the plants we grow

637Alby Crafts & Gardens, Cromer Road, Erpingham, Norwich, Norfolk 01263 761 226www.albycrafts.co.ukNR11 7QEOpen 17 Jan-24 Dec, Tue-Sun & bank hols, 10am-5pm. Adults/OAPs £2.50, under-15s free. Card valid for whole property, but not valid

672Richmond, Surrey020 8332 5655www.kew.orgTW9 3ABOpen all year, daily except 24-25 Dec, times vary – see website for full details. Adults £14.50, OAPs £12.50, accompanied under-17s free. Card valid for whole property.parking,toilets,full-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,food-...

875Instow, Nr Bideford, Devon01271 860 897www.tapeley-park.co.ukEX39 4NTOpen 24 Mar-31 Oct, Sun-Fri, 10am-5pm. Adults £5, OAPs £4, children (5-15) £3.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,shop,dogs,public-transport

908Nairn, Inverness-shire01667 404 401www.cawdorcastle.comIV12 5RDOpen 1 May-6 Oct, daily, 10am-5pm. Adults/OAPs/children (5-15) £5.50.parking,toilets,full-disabled,refreshments,picnic,shop

866Sutton-on-the-Forest, Nr York, North Yorkshire01347 810249www.statelyhome.co.ukYO61 1DPOpen 1 Apr-30 Sep, daily, 11am-5pm. Adults £3.50, OAPs £3, children (5-16) £1.50. Single discount with card: 25%. Card not valid on event days – phone or see website for details.parking,toil...

Guerrilla gardening, the subject of a recent radio programme, is the act of gardening on public or private land without permission. Many guerrilla gardeners grow plants on neglected council land, traffic islands, graveyards, road verges and canal

Like many gardeners up and down the country, I'll be indulging in a spot of gardening this bank holiday weekend. And the next, and the one after that. The truth is, I'm really far behind and if I don't catch up soon, I'll miss this year's boat to a