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to a lawn. Nevertheless many people have done little wonders with them making it a pleasure to wander around the neighbourhood and view. Many (like mine) are low maintenance with gravel and grasses, others may just be a home-made mosaic with a small

Why oh why does this Winter seem to be dragging? Is it that it's cold and wet and I can't get into my garden for more than 5 minutes before I'm soaked and freezing? I cannot wait for Spring to finally show its face! I think we all feel the same

Hi all, Didn't think it would happen..... but will be having a go at veggies next year. The plot will be 10ft(L) and 6ft(W) in a really sunny spot. I want to grow something easy and generally low maintenance but most of all something that I can go

is the fact that you can be sure of the sex of the new plant and avoid, or deliberately choose, to produce a tree with 'interesting' scented fruits. Hardwood cuttings are also low-maintenance and usually trouble free. Please do let us know about the progress

I will be planting "In The Green" lots of lovely tulips. narcissi, fritillaries, pink chionodoxa, etc. brought to me by my friend who has a small garden like you, Kate, but likes to ring the changes in his pots every season. he knows they will have

throwing up these long stalks, which eventually turned into the big feathery pink plumes.  The house had been empty for about 2 years before we came here and there had been little or no garden maintenance, so I guess it just needed the tidying and clearing

My husband and I were so disappointed to see due to 'sporting' events that our 'gardening' TV is being put on hold! Its Summer, a key time to garden, what is the BBC thinking! There is so much other repeats on the TV, I am sure they can find a slot

Here goes the full on month of June Some more photos, hope you don't get bored            and just to show the massive gaps...   An Invitation to View Junw 2012. Ok,so here is the garden this morning. I could go

too. It's probably time I changed my chicken's fluffy bottom for something else   Er... did some little shy person just whisper something Becks I'm quite jokey  and I like wildlife  and we've got pigeons in our garden  (one less since the peregrine

Rachel de Thame explains how to grow apple, pineapple and curly mint varieties in a pot, with advice on compost, planting and maintenance.springMore on growing herbsPractical advice on raising herbsVideo guide to How to grow peppermint and thyme