Gardening how tos
Wondering exactly how to do something in the garden? Discover our gardening guides
Plants to grow for your gut microbiome to boost your health
Growing your own edible plants is a great way to boost your gut microbiome. Discover expert picks of edimentals that are both beautiful and beneficial.
Words: Sid Hill
Autumn jobs in the garden: Sissinghurst head gardener explains what you should be doing over this season
As the garden slips into a new season, head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team are busy with tasks from hedge cutting and lawn work to bulb planting and sowing seeds. Words Troy Scott Smith, photographs John Campbell
Chop and drop: watch the easy way to deadhead that helps cut time in the garden
Discover the easy deadheading technique that is being picked up by head gardeners as a way of saving time and helping the soil
Make scary apples for Apple Day and Halloween
Whether it's for Apple Day on October 21 or Halloween, these scary apples are an excellent thing to create with the whole family. Photographs Andrew Montgomery
How to grow pumpkins and squashes
There is a huge variety of winter squash and pumpkins out there, all easy to grow in an allotment or garden if you know how. If you want to grow pumpkins for next year, here's a few of our favourites, plus some extra advice on sowing and planting. Illustration Kerry Lemon
How to go organic in your garden: everything you need to know about protecting your plot
Wondering how to change your ways in the garden and go organic? Gardening organically is not hard to do. We have all the tips with expert advice from Garden Organic
September gardening jobs in the vegetable and flower garden to keep your plot productive
The start of the season of misty mornings in the garden comes with it a list of jobs to start. Here's the jobs you should get done in the garden in September as picked by experts Aaron Bertelsen and Benjamin Pope. Illustration Alice Pattullo
Pond cover: the best ways to protect your pond
Don't let your pond suffer through the winter months. A little pond cover will keep it pristine, cut down on routine maintenance, and keep your fish alive and well throughout the chill
Looking to cut grass the traditional way? Here's how to cut grass with a scythe
Captain Poldark’s rippling muscles may have sparked a nation’s interest in the scythe, but this ancient tool has long been gaining popularity with gardeners. Champion mower Simon Damant shows how to wield one safely.
How to plant dahlia tubers and how to grow and care for these striking flowers for a colourful summer display
Dahlias are a must in the summer and autumn garden. Here's everything you need to know about how to grow dahlias, plant tubers and how to take cuttings.
Struggling with slugs? Here are 38 slug-proof plants and flowers that won't get munched by molluscs
Looking for plants that won't get munched by slugs? Instead of using slug controls, why not grow plants that the molluscs just don't like? Here's 38 to choose from
Get these gardening jobs done in August to ensure your vegetable plot is productive
Discover the jobs you should be undertaking in the garden this month with the help of garden writer Aaron Bertelsen. Illustration Alice Pattullo
How to dry flowers
Floral artist and dried flower expert Bex Partridge explain how best to dry flowers
The best and most beautiful garden plants for butterflies that you will love too
Make your garden attractive to vital pollinators with these suggestions of plants that butterflies love
Reducing plastic in your garden and allotment
The invention of plastic changed how we gardened forever. Now it is everywhere, here's why we need to deal carefully with our plastic usage and how to get closer to a zero waste garden. llustration Vicki Turner
The jobs you need to get done in the garden in July
July is mainly a month of maintenance, of watering, feeding and pruning, as well as a time to pause and take pleasure in your achievements. Here's what to do in the garden this month. Words Aaron Bertelsen, illustration Alice Pattullo
The best plants for July
Discover some of the best July flowers and plants including a graceful daylily and a dwarf, claret sunflower. Photographs Jason Ingram
The best crab apple trees for colour and form
Kew-trained plant expert Graham Rice recommends 15 of the best crab apple trees for blossom, foliage, fruit and flavour. Photographs Dianna Jazwinski
Expert tips for designing a meadow
Garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair gives his advice and tips on how to include a meadow in your garden
When to water plants in hot weather
In the heatwave, make sure you're watering your plants at the right time of day
Alliums aren’t just for spring – keep those purple globes going all summer with these amazing new varieties
Loved for their showy spheres, alliums have long been stalwarts of late spring, but now new introductions are extending the party through summer. Our summer-flowering allium grow guide explains the best varieties to grow, how to care for them and where to plant.
Wondering what jobs to get done this summer? Let Sissinghurst's expert head gardener guide you
Sissinghurst’s head gardener Troy Scott Smith guides us through the jobs that he and his team do in summer. Images by John Campbell
How to grow peonies
Peonies offer voluptuous blooms to grace your garden from late spring until July. Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall and Claire Austin give tips on how to grow these alluring flowers
Here's what companion planting means and why it can help plants thrive
Ever wondered how companion planting might help your vegetables and deter pests? Here expert grower Matthew Biggs breaks down the companion planting myths and explains how the system works