With the wide and exciting range of gardening products out there, it can be difficult to think of the best gardening gift ideas for Christmas or any other special occasion. We’ve done the hard work ...

In the autumn months, it’s glorious to see the leaves turn from green through to golden brown, but once they start to fall and cover our gardens, it’s a different matter. While those leaves that ...

Welcome to the Winter series of the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast – packed with friendly and informative conversations with some of the UK’s favourite gardening experts. You'll find advice on ...

Hornets have quite the reputation, but Kate Bradbury explains why the European hornet is much less agressive than common and German wasps and how you should help them in your garden ...

Sow statice seed under cover and transplant seedlings when they are big enough to handle. Harden them off before planting out after the last frosts. Keep watered until established then harvest blooms ...

A garden canopy can provide much-needed shade in a sunny garden, along with shelter from rain and a snug space to curl up and read a book. There's a variety of canopies to choose from, from rigid, ...

Tree sap is the lifeblood of a tree: a clear, thin, colourless liquid that is sticky to touch. Tree sap is contained within the bark and outer tissues of leaves and stems, but can leak out if the tree ...

Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is a hardy perennial that forms spreading mats of long slender stems clothed with rounded green leaves and small blue flowers in spring. Evergreen or semi-evergreen, ...

Mushrooms or toadstools are the fruiting bodies of fungi. Fungi live below ground in the soil but every so often (usually in late summer and autumn) they throw up their fruiting bodies in order to ...

In the UK there are around 270 species of bee. One of these is the honeybee and 24 are bumblebees. These are known as social bees because they live in a colony comprising a queen, who lays all the ...

With favourable growing conditions, tomato plants produce abundant crops of delicious and highly nutritious fruit. But, if you find yourself with a glut, there’s no need to throw out or give away ...