Join this BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine exclusive tour, travelling to the spectacular northernmost county in England, ...

From grand palaces to charming old towns and historic ports, this Summer Baltics cruise takes in the ‘royal’ city of Denmark and vibrant cities in Sweden, Poland and Lithuania. Hosted by gardening ...

Perennials are the stalwarts of our garden borders, providing colourful garden flowers, year after year. There are many different types, including herbaceous perennial, short-lived perennial, woody ...

Coffee is the most popular drink worldwide, with around two billion cups consumed every day, according to the British Coffee Association. Even accounting for a proportion being instant coffee, that ...

A rake is a core tool for any gardener, and there are a number of different types, useful for a range of jobs, including scarifying the lawn, raking leaves or prepping your soil. Depending on the size ...

Couch grass is a common problem in cultivated garden areas, owing to its vigorous, spreading underground stems. Couch grass is easily spread by cultivation because it regrows from even tiny pieces of ...

Take an elephant garlic bulb and divide it into cloves. Plant each clove into well-prepared, weed-free soil, with its pointed end up, 10-15cm deep. Space the cloves 20-30cm apart so they have plenty ...

Duckweed is a common pond weed, visible as masses of tiny, rounded green leaves that float on the surface of ponds and other bodies of still, nutrient-rich water, including in water butts. The ...

What are green shield bugs? A shield bug is a type of true bug, named after the shield-like shape of the adults. There are more than 40 species of shield bug in the UK, some of which are common in ...

The avocado, Persea americana, bears delicious fruits packed with healthy fats. In the right conditions, trees can reach heights of up to 20m, but they're unlikely to grow so well in the UK. Avocados ...

When designing a garden it can be difficult to know where to begin. How do you assess the space, draw up a plan, start planting? And what about paths, boundaries, seating and screens? Whether you're ...

All plants naturally possess hormones, including the growth hormone auxin, which is produced in immature parts of the plant, where growth is necessary. Synthetic auxins are used in hormone rooting ...