With soil temperatures warming and windowsills overflowing, many gardeners are desperate to begin sowing directly outside during April. You’d think that making a seedbed would be a simple task, and…
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How to create a garden pond
© Alamy A pond adds so much to the garden on every level. It need not be massive – if space is tight you can create a patio mini-pond in…
How to grow clematis
This young late-summer-flowering clematis has not been regularly pruned, so I’m cutting back old growth to the topmost buds. It will be pruned again after flowering in autumn © Time Inc …
Plant summer bulbs
It’s time to be thinking about this summer’s colourful borders If you are looking for lazy, low-maintenance gardening then look no further than summer-flowering bulbs. Yes, a few varieties –…