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Allium cristophii

Allium cristophii: varieties, planting and garden uses

Bulb flowers
Why migrating birds are reshaping your autumn border right now

Why migrating birds are reshaping your autumn border right now

News
Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Xanthoceras sorbifolium: varieties, planting and garden uses

Shrubs
Viburnum carlesii

Korean Spice Viburnum: varieties, planting and garden uses

Shrubs
Why Your Autumn Bulbs Are Rotting Before They're Planted

Why Your Autumn Bulbs Are Rotting Before They’re Planted

Garden Flowers
Stop planting bare-root canes now: the autumn timing mistake costing gardeners

Stop planting bare-root canes now: the autumn timing mistake costing gardeners

The Vegetable Patch
Sambucus racemosa

Red Elderberry: varieties, planting and garden uses

Shrubs
Rhodotypos scandens

Rhodotypos scandens: expert tips and planting advice

Shrubs
Autumn planting on rented ground: what you can grow without breaking your lease

Autumn planting on rented ground: what you can grow without breaking your lease

The Vegetable Patch
Neillia thibetica

Neillia thibetica: expert tips and planting advice

Shrubs
No, you shouldn't soak bulbs before planting — here's why

No, you shouldn’t soak bulbs before planting — here’s why

Garden Flowers
Lindera benzoin

Spicebush: expert tips for growing this native shrub

Shrubs
Itea virginica

Itea virginica: expert tips and planting advice

Shrubs
We grew ten tonnes of compost in one autumn: what it saved us

We grew ten tonnes of compost in one autumn: what it saved us

Treating diseases and pests
Fothergilla gardenii

Fothergilla gardenii: expert tips and planting advice

Shrubs
Diervilla sessilifolia

Diervilla sessilifolia: expert tips and planting advice

Shrubs
Stop raking autumn leaves — your lawn will thank you

Stop raking autumn leaves — your lawn will thank you

Lawn Care
Spring bulbs in autumn rain: clay soil versus amended beds tested

Spring bulbs in autumn rain: clay soil versus amended beds tested

Garden Flowers
I planted bare-root fruit trees in autumn — six months on, here's what thrived

I planted bare-root fruit trees in autumn — six months on, here’s what thrived

Trees and shrubs
Clethra alnifolia

Summersweet: varieties, planting and garden uses

Shrubs
The Autumn Bulb Forcing Revolution: Why Gardeners Are Chilling Bulbs Early

The Autumn Bulb Forcing Revolution: Why Gardeners Are Chilling Bulbs Early

Garden Flowers
When to stop deadheading autumn berries for wildlife

When to stop deadheading autumn berries for wildlife

Trees and shrubs
Abelia mosanensis

Abelia mosanensis: expert tips for growing this fragrant shrub

Shrubs
Why wasps are suddenly everywhere in your fruit garden

Why wasps are suddenly everywhere in your fruit garden

News
Vernonia noveboracensis

Vernonia noveboracensis: expert tips and planting advice

Perennials
Autumn bulb rot crisis: Why clay soils need different planting strategy

Autumn bulb rot crisis: Why clay soils need different planting strategy

Garden Flowers
Thermopsis caroliniana

Thermopsis caroliniana: expert tips and planting advice

Perennials
Why Your Autumn Perennials Are Flowering Now—and What That Means

Why Your Autumn Perennials Are Flowering Now—and What That Means

Garden Flowers
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium: varieties, planting and garden uses

Perennials
Growing spring bulbs in shade: forget the sunny border myth

Growing spring bulbs in shade: forget the sunny border myth

Garden Flowers
Stachys officinalis

Stachys officinalis: varieties, planting and garden uses

Perennials
Silphium perfoliatum

Cup plant: varieties, planting and garden uses

Perennials
No, autumn leaves won't acidify your soil — here's why gardeners believe it

No, autumn leaves won’t acidify your soil — here’s why gardeners believe it

News
Sidalcea candida

Sidalcea candida: expert tips and planting advice

Perennials
Autumn fruit harvest saved our family £680: the real maths

Autumn fruit harvest saved our family £680: the real maths

The Vegetable Patch
Scutellaria incana

Scutellaria incana: your complete native wildflower guide

Perennials
Salvia verticillata in full bloom, lilac whorls on upright stems

Salvia verticillata: expert tips and planting advice

Perennials
Autumn-planted hedging vs spring planting: which establishes stronger?

Autumn-planted hedging vs spring planting: which establishes stronger?

Trees and shrubs
Rudbeckia laciniata

Rudbeckia laciniata: varieties, planting and garden uses

Perennials
I planted autumn fruit trees in containers — six weeks on, here's what thrived

I planted autumn fruit trees in containers — six weeks on, here’s what thrived

Trees and shrubs
Ratibida pinnata

Ratibida pinnata: expert tips for growing prairie coneflower

Perennials
Autumn planting is shifting toward bare-root shrubs and perennials — here's why

Autumn planting is shifting toward bare-root shrubs and perennials — here’s why

Trees and shrubs
Late-Season Courgette Storage: Keep Them Crisp for Three Weeks

Late-Season Courgette Storage: Keep Them Crisp for Three Weeks

The Vegetable Patch
Physostegia virginiana

Physostegia virginiana: expert tips and planting advice

Perennials
Why Your Autumn-Planted Garlic Keeps Rotting: The Drainage Fix

Why Your Autumn-Planted Garlic Keeps Rotting: The Drainage Fix

The Vegetable Patch
Malva moschata

Musk Mallow: varieties, planting and garden uses

Perennials
Tabby cat sitting on a wooden floor looking up at a large potted weeping fig

Ficus benjamina and pets: what the sap does, and what it does not

Foliage houseplants
Brown scale insects clustered along a weeping fig stem and leaf vein with sticky residue

Ficus benjamina pests: scale, spider mite and mealybug told apart

Foliage houseplants
Secateurs cutting a weeping fig stem with a drop of white sap, prepared cuttings and a glass of water on a bench

Ficus benjamina propagation: cuttings, water or compost, and air layering

Foliage houseplants
Autumn Lawn Moss Explosion: Act Now Before Winter Lock-In

Autumn Lawn Moss Explosion: Act Now Before Winter Lock-In

Lawn Care
Kalimeris incisa

Kalimeris incisa: varieties, planting and garden uses

Perennials