Gardening

Everything’s coming up roses – and there's not a pesticide in sight

Pruning, fertilising, pesticides, fungicides – growing roses in grandad's day was quite the kerfuffle, admits Emma Townshend. But have things changed?

Inside Gardening

Gardening tools: All you need is a spade, a fork, a trowel and some common sense

Saturday, 17 July 2010

It is a wonderful relief to leaf through gardening magazines and realise that there are so many things I don't want. No, it's stronger than that. There are things that, even if they arrived free, shining, and with a five-year guarantee, would still be put straight in the boot of the car and driven to the nearest Oxfam shop. Gadgets and me don't have a long history. I expect them to go wrong and, obligingly, they do.

Weekend work: Time to lift and divide bearded iris

Saturday, 17 July 2010

Strange fruit: The secrets of the River Cottage garden

Saturday, 10 July 2010

As head gardener at River Cottage HQ, Mark Diacono grows all kinds of things you can eat. But it's in his own backyard that he really branches out, as Anna Pavord discovers.

Weekend Work: Time to mulch round vegetables

Saturday, 10 July 2010

Can a garden be a work of art?

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

As the Hampton Court Flower Show shows high-concept installations, Victoria Summerley asks if gardening losing touch with its roots.

Pirate-themed idyll wins Shed of the Year 2010

Monday, 5 July 2010

Reg Miller from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has won Shed of the Year 2010 after beating off competition from 1,250 shed-lovers.

Dutch courage: It's time to order your spring (yes, spring) bulbs now

Sunday, 4 July 2010

It may seem counter-intuitive to be picking out bulbs in early summer, but be brave, for now is the perfect time to plan for next spring, says Emma Townshend

Summer stock: It's time to turn our attention to the floral superstars bringing drama to the garden

Saturday, 3 July 2010

"Follow that" the garden whispers insidiously as I wander up the stone path through the dried foliage of tulips, mounds of finished peonies, and the now-naked stems of bearded iris. I can't remember any year providing quite such a spectacular display as this one has, during the months of April, May and June. Perhaps it was because winter went on so long, that spring seemed so special this season.