For the perfect combination of sun, sea, sand and gardens, you can’t beat Barbados. While this Caribbean island delivers all ...

Avoid applying fertilisers close to a pond where rain could wash them into the water. When topping up the water level in a ...

Sweet peas can be sown from October to April. Autumn-sown sweet peas bloom earlier, while spring-sown plants flower later.

The RSPB recently changed its bird-feeding advice - get the low down on what you should and shouldn't do, in our guide.

Give your patio a boost with a colourful spring container. The star in this container is the perennial wallflower 'Super Bowl ...

It doesn't take a lot to achieve the perfect lawn. Give your grass some spring TLC and get it in great shape for summer by carrying out a few quick and easy jobs now. As well as quickly refreshing and ...

Rake up any leaves left on the lawn and and paths. Fallen leaves can smother grass and cause dry patches and the build up of ...

Divide your perennials and grasses now, as growth begins, to enjoy a fabulous bounty of free plants. Nearly all perennial ...

These days we're all more aware of the benefits of eating seasonally. Not only do fruit and vegetables taste better when grown in season, but they're also often cheaper to buy. Eating seasonally is ...

Keeping chickens follows a long tradition of poultry keeping that reaches back for millennia. Chickens have lots of character and they're fairly easy to keep in most back gardens, even for beginners, ...

Ginger lilies are exotic perennials with bold foliage and spikes of bright flowers. They are often used in tropical style borders in combination with other dramatic plants, such as large-leaved cannas ...

Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is a beautiful grassland perennial that works well in garden meadows, wildlife corners and even ornamental borders. Britain's largest member of the daisy family, ...