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Mark Diacono: What seeds to plant, plus where and when to plant themGrowing your own from see to harvest is highly rewarding, and here are some tips to get the best possible plants.
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Alan Titchmarsh: The art and craft of the head gardenerThere are a healthy number of estates whose gardening staff are a vital part of their continued existence — Alan Titchmarsh pays tribute.
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11 glorious dahlias to plant in your garden, as chosen by the experts at the National Dahlia CollectionThe experts at the National Dahlia Collections told Kirsty Fergusson the best varieties they’d suggest for the typical country garden in Britain.
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Mark Diacono: Chips, mash, roasted or dauphinoise — all better with your own potatoesThe versatile varieties of the potato make it a great crop to experiment with and, no matter what, nothing beats the taste of home grown
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Where art meets biology: How Anne Wright has bred some of the world's most covetable snowdropsAt Dryad Nursery near York, botanical artist Anne Wright has been breeding some highly collectable snowdrops, writes Mary Keen. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
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'Giving a gardener a tree for Christmas is akin to offering a kitten or a puppy'Wondering what to give a green-fingered friend or family member for Christmas? John Hoyland, gardens adviser at Glyndebourne, has some advice.
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Alan Titchmarsh: The most spectacular flowers of spring are easy, guaranteed to flower — and now is the time to plant themAlan Titchmarsh doesn't like tulips. He loves them.
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Inside the National Trust's secret nurseryCharles Quest-Ritson was invited in to the National Trust's top-secret plant nursery. Here's what he discovered.
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Alan Titchmarsh: The plants that I simply can't ever growUnless you're lucky enough to have a garden with medium loam soil, chances are that there are plants which you'll always struggle — but you're not alone, says Alan Titchmarsh.
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Plastic pots revolutionised gardening in the 1960s — but field-grown plants are the futureJohn Hoyland always opts for bare-root plants if he can — and here's why you should too.
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The spectacular flowers that will thrive on chalky soilsSometimes, gardening on chalk feels like an unfair challenge, says Charles Quest-Ritson — but there are some beauties which will make it all worthwhile.
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There are 7,000 varieties of apple out there — and you've probably tasted less than a dozen. Here's how to put that right.Our grow-your-own expert columnist Mark Diacono shares his advice on how to branch out in to the wonderful world of apple varieties.
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The gardening jobs to enjoy with secateurs in one hand — and a glass of wine in the otherGardening does need hard work, says John Hoyland — but not all the time.
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Charles Quest-Ritson: The 'devastating consequences' when two of Britain's greatest-ever gardeners met for afternoon teaA single meeting between Graham Stuart Thomas and Gertrude Jekyll shaped the career and thinking of the 'greatest gardener ever', says Charles Quest-Ritson. But at what cost?
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Irises: 'The next batch isn't even planted yet, but I am already excited about seeing them flowering next year'John Hoyland, the gardens advisor at Glyndebourne, on how irises with 'elegance and delicacy' are a constant joy.
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John Hoyland: The only garden tools you'll ever needYou can easily blow your gardening budget buying tools for all sorts, says John Hoyland, but don't be fooled: a handful of the right tools is all you need to garden.
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Alan Titchmarsh: The priceless flowers I planted before my grandchildren were born — and they're still going strongMemories are made of... Agapanthus ‘Catharina’—still blooming in the writer’s garden and now older than his grandchildren
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Charles Quest-Ritson: 'I'm always amazed by the codswallop that garden experts write'Charles Quest-Ritson takes aim at some of the gardening advice that constantly does the rounds despite being complete nonsense.
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I'm planting a shrubbery and my gardening friends are horrified — but I'll have the last laughSome gardeners may scoff at the idea of planting a shrubbery, but not John Hoyland.
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Best plants for people who hate weeding? Five beautiful (and low-maintenance) flowers to grow in gravel or sandSarah Price shares with Tilly Ware five plants which will grow in sand or gravel.
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Sarah Price, one of Britain's great garden designers, takes Country Life round her own gardenClose artistic observation combined with a deep horticultural intelligence has made Sarah Price one of the finest garden designers today. Tilly Ware visits her at home in Monmouthshire, where she is experimenting to magical effect to create 'a level of harmony that pins you to the spot'. Photographs by Sarah Price.
