Big gardens

No-dig gardener Charles Dowding in his quarter-acre organic vegetable garden in Somerset

What is no dig gardening?

Digitalis pupurea 'Gloxinioides'

The best plants for a cottage garden

Pumpkins, courgettes and winter squash illustrated by artist Kerry Lemon.

How to grow pumpkin and the best squash recipes

detail of bee or honeybee in Latin Apis Mellifera, european or western honey bee sitting on the violet or blue flower

12 best plant for bees and other insects

Limestone steps are a solution to coping with slopes. Wide steps create an elegant descent down a sloping garden

How to cope with a sloping garden

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

The best flowering dogwoods

Poppies in a meadow

Expert tips for designing a meadow

Magnolia 'Yellow Fever'

The best yellow magnolias for gardens of all sizes

Digitalis at The Botanic Nursery (June 2016)

Foxgloves for colour and structure

MOH-0615-7508 v2

5 ways to create an ecological wildlife haven

An illustration of the soil food chain from organic matter and bacteria to animals

What is soil and how can gardeners improve it?

Helleborus orientalis 'Yellow Lady'

How to grow hellebores for colour over winter

An illustration showing the plants used in a bold design for a late summer border by gardener Andrea Brusendorf

Late summer planting plan using tried and tested plants

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Reducing plastic in your garden

Sassafras albidum sapling. Photo Maayke De Ridder

Which autumn trees to have in your garden