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865St Clement, Jersey01534 870 551www.samaresmanor.comJE2 6QWOpen 31 Mar-13 Oct, daily, 9.30am-5pm. Adults £7.50, OAPs £7.15, children (5-16) £2.55. Single discount with card: 50%.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,food-drink,shop,public-transport

A bit of garden clearance in the rain is always therapeutic. Working off a good lunch and feeling the drip of water down my neck, I feel my endeavours are all the more noble. Actually all I'm doing is ripping the vine out of the apple tree it's been

812Denwick Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland01665 511 350www.alnwickgarden.comNE66 1YUOpen all year, daily: 29 Mar-2 Nov 10am-6pm; rest of year 10am-4pm. Adults £12, OAPs £10.80, children (5-16) £4 (reduced prices in winter). Prices subject to change at any point.parking,toilets,full...

768Cromer Road, Beeston Regis, Sheringham, Norfolk01263 822 986www.priorymazegardens.co.ukNR26 8SFOpen 25 Mar-30 Sep, daily, 10am-5pm. Adults £5, OAPs £4.50, children (3-16) £2.50.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,shop,dogs,public-transport

649Hosey Hill, Westerham, Kent01959 565 541www.chartsedgegardens.co.ukTN16 1PLOpen 14 Apr-15 Sep, Fri & Sun, 2-5pm. Adults £4.50, OAPs £4, under-16s free. Card not valid on charity days: 19 May & 8 Sep.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,dogs,public-transport

643Clacton Road, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex01206 822007www.bethchatto.co.ukCO7 7DBOpen 1 Jan-19 Dec, daily, Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm. Adults/OAPs £6.95, under-14s free.parking,toilets,full-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,shop,public-transport

Chris Beardshaw demonstrates how to remove blanket weed from a pond and offers advice on adding marginal plants and oxygenators to reduce excess nitrogen.summerMore water gardening advicePlanting marginals in a containerGrowing marginal pond plants

sides, as in ambidextrous) and bios (life), meaning that these wonderful creatures are equally happy on both sides of the water/land divide.Very shortly, pond or no, gardens are more likely to see frogs and toads than ever, because now is the start

and algae.Water insectsNewts lay their eggs on pond plants. Good varieties to include are water forget-me-nots, watercress and reeds.NewtsMore on garden pondsHow to build a garden pond.Make a mini-pond.Top 10 pond plantsHow to maintain a Garden pond

your garden grow, or go on holiday, safe in the knowledge that your plants won't go thirsty.Watering kit (this one is 2 PotKit, available from AutoPot)summer30 minutesSet out the watering kit, attaching the pipe to the tank and valve. If you raise