Plant advice at your fingertips on the world-wide web

1:43pm Friday 22nd February 2008

PEOPLE who want advice on gardening dilemmas, from designing and pruning to pest identification and plant combinations, may have always relied on the staff at the local garden centre, green-fingered neighbours, or Gardeners' Question Time on Radio 4.

Start now to keep slugs and snails at bay

12:39pm Friday 15th February 2008

GIVEN the amount of rain we had last year, it is not surprising to learn that slugs and snails were the most troublesome garden pests of 2007, according to the Royal Horticultural Society, just beating the recently established harlequin ladybird.

A rose by your loved one’s name – what a sweet idea

1:34pm Friday 8th February 2008

HAVING difficulty choosing the right Valentine's gift for your partner?

Renting an allotment is in line with the organic trend

1:24pm Friday 1st February 2008

TV COOK Jamie Oliver may now be growing his own vegetables, but so are thousands of people in this country, many of whom are taking on allotments along railway sidings, behind housing estates and on pieces of land on the outskirts of town.

Gardeners can help to reverse decline in bird species

1:15pm Friday 25th January 2008

IT IS time to fill up the bird feeders and get out the binoculars to note which species are in your garden for the world's biggest bird survey.

Pumpkin Pie, Fruit Crush, Cream Falls – floral starters

1:22pm Friday 18th January 2008

THERE are many tempting seeds and plants to choose from catalogues at this time of year, but how do you know you're going to get a great performer that does what it says on the packet?

Sense and simplicity predicted for the coming year

12:59pm Friday 11th January 2008

INNOVATIVE garden designer Diarmuid Gavin has seen many trends come and go during his career, from sky blue fences and glass gravel to way-out concrete creations and under-lawn lighting.

Light and warmth are secrets to keeping orchids

2:15pm Friday 4th January 2008

MANY gardeners will this year have received an orchid for Christmas to bring a touch of the exotic to their home.

‘Tis the season to go green and help the environment

1:05pm Friday 28th December 2007

THE average family bill for Christmas Day is £975, and most ends up as waste, undoing a year's worth of green living in under 24 hours, according to the Ethical Christmas Guide, by eco-expert and author Lucy Siegle.

Bring winter plants indoors to make a festive display

1:29pm Friday 21st December 2007

IT MAY be bleak outside, but you can create a festive atmosphere indoors from clippings of evergreens and berries from your garden.

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