Raspberries are best planted between November and March while they are dormant. Bare-root canes should be planted in late ...

Leaf celery is packed with flavour. Its dark green, parsley-like leaves add a peppery punch to soups, stews, and salads.

Dahlias are extremely fashionable, having now shaken off their old image of being grown in straight lines on allotments. They come in a huge range of flower shapes and colours. And they produce loads ...

One of the easiest ways to make a garden feel bigger is to include lavender and blue colour flowers. Cool colours recede your field of vision. Alternatively, hot colours such as orange, red and yellow ...

This March, we can finally start getting excited for spring. I’m really enjoying the longer days and getting to see more and more sunshine as the weeks go on. I’ve started getting my garden ready for ...

Forcing rhubarb is a great way to encourage your crops to be ready for harvest earlier in the year. By extending your rhubarb season, you can enjoy it for much longer. Plus, forced rhubarb is much ...

If space is at a premium where you live, yet you still want to grow your potatoes, you can do this by growing them in a dustbin. Now, the method that I will be laying out uses seed potatoes. Why am I ...

David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist and British Plant Profiler, his lectures and books specialise in the characteristics and personalities of plants. Understanding how they adapt to overcome ...

You don’t need an allotment or a huge garden to grow your own vegetables. Instead, all you need is a pot or container. So, here are my top ten vegetable crops for containers. Many people think they ...