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Carol demonstrates how to create a mini-rock garden in a trough, recommending plant varieties and sharing tips on compost, drainage and top-dressing.springMore on growing alpinesMaking an alpine path and gravel bedPlanting up alpines video projectMaking

Making a bird box couldn't be simpler and is one of the best ways of attracting birds into your garden. This project uses a single piece of wood, costing just a couple of pounds, cut into six sections. Make sure you site your nesting box high up

Making a nest box for birds is much simpler than you might think. A nest box can be made from cheap, readily available materials, in just a couple of hours. By providing nest sites for birds, you'll help them raise their young, and in return they

, despite their delicate appearance.Perfect for placing on a patio, or by the back door, this easy-to-create container display is just the thing to lift your spirits. You could use the plants we've recommended, or make your own selection.Marchspring30

Water adds a new dimension to any garden and our pond-in-a-pot is the ideal place to grow miniature waterlilies and other small aquatic plants. This idea is quick and easy to make and requires minimal care. The larger the container, the more

that as the natural clay will - with a bit of work - make the pond watertight.The important thing about making natural ponds (and this is the same in small gardens as well as out in the countryside) is to make sure they look natural and not like puddles stranded

last week). It is a good moment to look back on the triumphs and disasters in our gardens and to make notes, so that we do not make the same mistakes again.Allow me to share a few of my best mess-ups of 2010.My first is a mistake I did make last year

and rush home to make tomato and mozzerella salads (it was then that I first had the urge to grow basil).The next year I asked my girlfriend what we should try growing on the balcony. "Sweetcorn", she said. So I did. I grew six sweetcorn plants on the sixth

[brightcove exp=1463233149&vref=1604890820]It's very easy to be very worthy and very ethical, and make a rubbish garden, but Toby Buckland has avoided this pitfall...

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