Why buy your Christmas tree when you can grow your own and enjoy these handsome, statuesque trees all year round? Alan Titchmarsh offers his tips.
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Alan Titchmarsh: Cyclamen, October colour and Nature’s most extraordinary colour clash
Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh reflects on the ups and downs of Autumn gardening, where this rag bag of a season occasionally gives us reasons to be joyous.
Alan Titchmarsh: How to make your garden a riot of colour in the depths of September and October
At this time of year, most of our gardens have long since said goodbye to their most vibrant colours – but it doesn't have to be that way, as Alan Titchmarsh…
Alan Titchmarsh: ‘Why on earth haven’t I done this before? There’s an extra spring in my garden’s step’
Alan Tichmarsh explains how the Sissinghurst gardens inspired him to update his own.
Alan Titchmarsh: It’ll astonish you what you can grow – and grow well – in a garden by the sea
Alan Titchmarsh has always loved coastal gardens, but it wasn't until he ended up with his own a few years ago that he truly appreciated the possibilities.
Alan Titchmarsh: A foolproof guide to growing wisteria
Alan Titchmarsh gives advice for growing this most glorious of horticultural spectacles.
Alan Titchmarsh: Losing a plant to frost isn’t a disaster – it’s an opportunity
Writer and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh talks through the highs and lows of the freezing conditions into which Britain was plunged a few weeks ago.
Alan Titchmarsh: Finally, a chance to nurture and grow some rhododendrons
Alan Titchmarsh had resigned himself to a life without rhododendrons – but now that's all about to change, courtesy of his daughter.
Alan Titchmarsh: Grevillea, the winter flower which can stop you in your tracks
Alan Titchmarsh recommends an import from Down Under which is capable of making a remarkable splash in a British winter garden.
Alan Titchmarsh: Why a log cabin set up for the arctic beats a Classical temple in the garden
Who wants a draughty old Greek temple when you could enjoy a cosy cabin, complete with barbecue? Alan Titchmarsh reveals his preparations for an Arctic winter.
Alan Titchmarsh: How to get your kids (or grandchildren) into gardening
Gardener, broadcaster and writer Alan Titchmarsh often gets asked about whether he has passed his green fingers on down the generations. Here's his answer.
Alan Titchmarsh: The neighbour whose clever and generous wildflower ‘hedge’ I’ll never forget
Alan Titchmarsh issues a plea to all of us that could beautify our environment and bring people together.
Alan Titchmarsh: How to keep a perfect pond
Alan Titchmarsh says that now is the time to clear out the weeds and keep your pond in top condition – and you can even get the grandchildren to help