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wind direction and time of day before getting out the matches. Lighting up on a sunny Saturday with a light breeze just after one neighbour has hung out the sheets and the other is having a party is unlikely to make you terribly popular.Finally, if you

's best not to allow the holm oak free rein among our native woodlands as it can be a bit intrusive, especially in warmer coastal areas. The National Trust attack it with goats on the Isle of Wight. But it’s absolutely fine in gardens where it also makes

on one side so we junked it and my quest began again.There's a lot of debate over which is greener. To make an artificial tree involves a fair bit of plastic and it's obviously not compostable. But the harvest and transportation of real trees uses a lot

20,000 — so I try to visit as many of them as possible at this time of year. This is partly to see the fruits of all that labour, but also to make notes ready for the next planting season in autumn. Generally, as my family will happily tell you, I am

in all stages of its life from bud to corpse) and with flashes of red field poppy.Isatis is easily propagated from seed sown in the autumn and can make an interesting and unusual addition to a border. However, should you decide that you want to enter

terribly accomplished design but it made me smile.You can make your own choices by coming along to the show or looking at our picture gallery on this website, and voting for your favourite garden. I am here all week hosting the Gardeners' World Celebrity

. At each garden the assessors make a brief presentation and the various merits (and flaws) in the garden are discussed. The Judges then vote on the medal.After a couple of hours of this they retire to a tent somewhere for moderation. This is where the three

to play with then you can use heather in your gardens, although I think there are many better plants. But, it is your garden so, if you insist, then make sure that they face south as you will get better colour and stronger growth.The most common wild

shafted spade that I've had for many years and a very heavy metal spike that are perfect for digging up large plants or making holes in the rockier parts of the garden.3. My trowels - partly because they were all given to me by people, so have good

to turn this bucolic reverie into reality you need to find yourself a plot. This might be straightforward - I know of villages round here which have a number of empty plots sitting there waiting for some enthusiastic newcomer to make short work