Take the pain out of pruning with our pick of the best battery powered secateurs in 2024 ...

Take the pain out of pruning with our pick of the best battery powered secateurs in 2024 ...

House martins can often still be found in October as they wait for their last brood to fledge, find out what you can do in ...

Murder mysteries… poisonous potions… mind altering… wily witchcraft… crime-solving… hedgerow pleasures… perilous industries… plant pursuing. Plants have the capacity to hold secrets, kill, enchant, ...

Visit some of the most beautiful gardens around the world with the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast. In our new series, Travel Tales: Gardens of the World, we’ll transport you to tropical ...

The cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) is native to Western Asia and Southeast Europe but was introduced to Britain in the 16th century and has naturalised here. It's frequently found growing wild as ...

Painting pumpkins for Halloween is a fun alternative to carving them, and is easier, too. Pumpkin painting makes the perfect half term activity for children of all ages. There are lots of ideas to try ...

Danger, mystery and beauty combine in this diverse series of gardens. Enter the poison garden if you dare, to see some of the world’s most toxic plants, including mandrake and opium poppies. In the ...

Penstemons are valuable garden plants, grown for their long-flowering season and popularity with bees. There are many different types of penstemon, with some suited to the alpine garden while the ...

Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) is a short-lived hardy perennial, loved for its showy display of colourful summer flowers. The foliage forms low rosettes of non-spreading, mid-green or bronze-green ...

Follow the paths, laid out in 1823, to discover the walled garden’s diversity of seasonal flowers, its large collection of ancient apple trees, including many local heritage varieties, and a small ...