Planting Christmas bulbs
If you haven't done them already, there's still time to get your hyacinth and narcissus paper white bulbs into their pots in a cool, dark room ready for Christmas and New Year flowering
Finest gardens in Britain
Country Gardens and gardening tips
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Start next year's salvias now
Take cuttings of salvias now to propagate for planting in the spring is a fine way to put more colour into your garden, says Tom Coward from Gravetye Manor
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Rare Lady's Slipper orchid returns
Britain's rarest wild flower, the Lady's Slipper orchid, is set to be the star of the show at The Wild About Orchids Festival in the Yorkshire Dales
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How to survive RHS Chelsea
The Country Life Guide to getting the most out of RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012 (May 22-26)
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Work in some of the best gardens in the UK
Looking for the next step on the gardening ladder? Look no further, the National Trust has launched two heritage gardening courses starting in September 2012.
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Exclusive offer: The Glory of the Garden
Order our latest book, The Glory of the Garden, from our bookshop for just £9.99
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Win tickets to Chelsea Flower Show
Enter our competition to win not just tickets to the opening day of Chelsea Flower Show, plus an overnight stay in a luxury London hotel
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How to grow mistletoe
Our national supply of mistletoe is running low: as apple tree numbers decline. But rather than buy expensive, imported sprigs at Christmas, it's better to grow your own
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The kitchen gardens at Kasteel Hex in Belgium
Hex in Belgium combines the majesty of its formal gardens with the exceptional work done to develop its wonderful kitchen gardens since the 1700s
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Great British garden-makers: Rosemary Verey
A self-taught talent, Rosemary Verey’s garden designs were very much inspired by the Edwardian era
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Opening The Laskett gardens to the public
Preparations gather pace for opening The Laskett to the public this year as Roy organises flyers and woos the local garden societies
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The trees of Highgrove House
Country Life visits Highgrove House, where the royal passion for trees is obvious from 1,000 years of planting and pruning
