In a new series, our garden editor Clare Foster lays out a month by month guide to getting a kitchen garden off the ground. In this first instalment, follow her as she prepares the ground
Providing shape, colour, and wildlife appeal for most of the year, cotoneasters are anything but dull. Hazel Sillver looks at the best to grow for a mass of jewel berries in autumn and winter
The first flowers of the year, snowdrops seem like miracles when they bloom in January and February. Hazel Sillver looks at their history and the best forms to create glorious white carpets.
Easy to grow, versatile, and great for wildlife, ivy is one of the best garden climbers, and it makes a good houseplant too. Hazel Sillver looks at how to grow this festive evergreen.
Poinsettias are Mexican shrubs that provide a splash of colour at Christmas. Hazel Sillver looks at alternative forms to grow, if the standard red doesn’t appeal, and how to get the best from them