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"country" look with herbaceous borders. any tips for big gardens also much appreciated. Thanks As silver birch look so good in winter when the sun is on their stems, I'd emphasise the interest with good evergreens such as holly which can be plain green

displays and mixed borders, that conifers don't feature more highly on the shopping list. After all, they deliver on so many counts, and provide striking structural building blocks in any garden.Perhaps their reputation for growing too large puts people off

in association with Rothamstead Research, shows that some species have declined by up to 99 per cent. Three species – the orange upperwing, bordered gothic and Brighton wainscot – have become extinct.A number of reasons are suggested for the decline. One

Summary:  New to gardening (3 years).  Small garden so space very limited. 1st year - grew up one line of canes in front of border fence - grew to about 7ft, good weather that year, lots of blooms. 2nd Year - used 8' canes in a line (no room for any

on a really good show, and will certainly grow them again. Thanks for the variety recommendations Lila. I'll have to try some of these, as I prefer the single colour varieties rather than the mixes. 'Blackcurrant Cordial' sounds tasty. Pleased to hear

seeds ideal for sowing on to bare earth. Hope this helps! Best Kategardenersworld.com team You can also get a good wild flower seed mix from Sarah Raven's own web site, as well as many other plant seed that are great for pollenators. hmm not sure what

that are delicious mixed with other leaves in a salad. It also provides good ground cover so keeps weeds away. What more could you ask? Sorrel also has fantastic light and airy flowers, great in any border or veg patch. Red flowered and white flowered runner beans

, if you want to add borders then plan them now. Lawn - I would rake over the whole lawn taking all the thatch out. I would then go over it with a garden fork and aerate the whole lawn then get some sand mixed with compost and throw that in the hole created

by you and the walkers. Thanks both Janet and Koala.  The Sloe idea sounds fabulous! I'll plan a trip to a decent centre and have a look for those.  I'm not fixed on either a mixed border or a simple single bush, however the latter appeals because we

building raised borders Compost and grit is fine. If you have heavy clay then mix in bark chips as you need the large organic matter to loosen it up and add humus. Sand and clay makes a sort of cement in dry weather that is why I said avoid it! Parts of my