As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet hedge. We had placed ...

When I moved into my home earlier this year, I was presented with a blank canvas of a garden. I stood in my yard and stared out, envisioning what I wanted it to become and decided I couldn't have such ...

Found a stash of old seed packets? Learn the clever phone torch hack plus a quick germination test to see which seeds are ...

Compost bins can become a hotspot for pests in spring but gardeners need to check them now before flies start laying eggs in late March ...

Growing vegetable marrows on a compost heap is a long-standing gardening tradition. Their roots permeate the rotting material where they find plentiful nutrients and moisture, while their luxuriant ...