You can buy garden furniture online at https://www.gardencentreshopping.co.uk/ Point 1: Real Weatherproof Furniture Far from being widespread, truly weatherproof garden furniture is actually very hard to come by, with many retailers advertising the quality, but delivering products which do not
Mr Digwell’s podcast: making your garden work for you
Click on my podcast (above) to hear all about the changes happening in my garden. We had a compost box made of plastic, where I saw a hole in it some months ago – RATS! So we moved it. But
Thrifty ideas: How to make crazy hair plant pots
As a child, do you remember painting faces on eggshells and growing cress in them as hair? This grown-up twist uses colourful plant pots personalised with your own family photos… You will need: Ceramic plant pots (we used 6cm-tall pots
It’s so bloomin’ confusing: More than fifty per cent of gardeners mistake flowers for weeds
When it comes to gardening – us Brits fancy ourselves as a green fingered bunch. But new research has revealed that more than half of the great British public are not able to spot the difference between a weed and
How does your garden grow? The head gardener, Bekonscot model village
When it’s busy, working in front of the public is like being in the zoo. You hear comments: “There’s a giant” or, “Have you got scissors for cutting the grass?” You’ve got to be careful where you tread. My wife works
Alys Fowler: straight, knobbly or green striped – take your pick of courgettes
Paper-thin ribbons of pale flesh dressed in nothing more than a slick of oil, a little lemon juice and a dusting of salt – just thinking about courgettes brings out the Nigel Slater in me. Pan-fried in butter and garlic
Going native with wildflowers
The spring flowers have given me extra pleasure this year. It hasn’t been a particularly bleak winter but the various assorted crocuses, daffodils and snowdrops that have dutifully popped up about the place have really brought a smile to my
Gardening tips webchat with James Wong
Botanist and garden writer James Wong went live online to answer your gardening questions. His new book Grow For Flavour claims gardeners can improve the flavour of everything from tomatoes to strawberries by following his radical new approach. Find out
Competition: win a copy of James Wong’s new book Grow For Flavour
Are your homegrown tomatoes tasteless and your strawberries bland? Kew-trained botanist James Wong reviewed more than 2,000 scientific studies from around the world to come up with a set of tips and tricks for growers to try in a bid
Garden furniture sales guide: Top 7 high street deals
Getting your garden summer-ready is stressful enough, without having to fork out a fortune on furniture, kids toys, and more. We’ve searched high and low for the best deals on the web and high street, on everything garden – from