Gardening how tos
Wondering exactly how to do something in the garden? Discover our gardening guides
Here's how to sharpen your garden tools properly to help make sure you're pruning your plants well
Advice on sharpening garden tools, with a step-by-step video on how to sharpen shears. You'll also find all the products you need to get the job done.
What to plant in an edible garden
We talk to vegetable and edible gardening expert Anna Greenland about gardening for flavour. Words Alys Hurn, photographs Jason Ingram
Behind the scenes at Sissinghurst: springtime in the most-loved garden in the world
Sissinghurst’s head gardener Troy Scott Smith guides us through the jobs that he and his team do in spring. Images by John Campbell
How to create a safer garden for birds
Naturalist Martin Hughes-Games explains how you can keep your garden birds safe by maintaining good hygiene around bird feeders, bird tables and bird baths and window feeding trays
Elevate your garden with the best climbing plant supports of 2024
Give your plants the support they need to help them flourish in the garden. Here are a few of the best wall trellis designs for climbing plants in 2024
How to attract wildlife into the garden
We look at how to create a wildlife garden, improve habitats for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies and the best plants and flowers to help attract insects into the garden. Plus, answer common questions like what does pollinator-friendly mean?
March gardening jobs
It's spring fever in the kitchen garden, as our columnist Aaron Bertelsen shares the gardening jobs for March. Illustration Alice Pattullo
What to plant in March for beautiful blooms over the summer and beyond
Head gardener Benjamin Pope offers his suggestions for the best things to plant in pots and beyond this month
How to sharpen secateurs
Sharpening secateurs can bring a new lease of life to your tools. Here's how to do it. Photographs Britt Willoughby Dyer
How to clean rusty tools
Keeping the garden tools sharp and free from rust can mean tools have a longer life and are a pleasure to use. Here's tips from Kristy Ramage and Daniel Back on how to on how to sharpen and clean rusty tools. Photographs Britt Willoughby Dyer
Planting and caring for narcissi or daffodils for a spring garden
Expert grower Hannah Gardner gives advice on planting narcissi in borders, pots and lawns and recommends the 10 best narcissi to grow
How to create a beautiful edible bouquet
Bea Andrews shows how to create beautiful bouquets using only plants from the vegetable garden. Photographs by Eva Nemeth
How to forage in your garden
Discover how you can forage and pick things to eat that will be growing wild already in your garden with our expert guide from forager and garden writer Alys Fowler
Houseplants | How to look after the blue star fern
Ferns sparked the first houseplant craze and are still a great houseplant choice, especially the unfussy Phlebodium aureum. Illustration Agata Wierzbicka
How to | Propagate ferns
Discover exactly how to propagate ferns with our step by step guide from head gardener Mat Reese. Photographs by Jason Ingram
February gardening jobs
While February offers gardeners the opportunity for a well-earned rest there are still seed potatoes to order and salad seeds to sow before the onset of spring Illustration Alice Pattullo
What to plant in February
Head gardener Benjamin Pope offers his suggestions for the best things to plant in pots and beyond this month
How to grow hyacinths: a guide to this easy-to-grow bulb
Bring a splash of bright colour to your home or garden by trying easy-to-grow hyacinths. Grow them indoors and you'll have cheering flowers in the winter. In the garden they are a sure sign of spring.
How to prune wisteria
Wisteria needs to be pruned twice a year to keep it in good shape and to ensure abundant flowers. Here's how to do it. Photographs by Gavin Kingcome.
A guide to pruning roses
Discover how to prune all types of roses including shrub, climbing and rambling roses in our guide from plant expert John Hoyland. Photographs by Gavin Kingcome.
How to prune buddleia
Plantsman John Hoyland shows how to prune buddleia to achieve a well-shaped, prolifically flowering plant. Photographs by Gavin Kingcome
How to prune apple and pear trees
Plant expert John Hoyland takes us through the simple pruning techniques to ensure apple and pear trees give their best harvest. Photography by Gavin Kingcome
Why you should buy snowdrops in the green - plus how to plant them
Planting snowdrops in the green is considered the best way to establish them. Here's advice on why you should buy them, where to buy and how to plant
The principles of pruning
An essential gardening skill is pruning. Here's the initial principles of cutting back and pruning to maintain healthy-looking, prolifically flowering or beautifully shaped trees, shrubs and perennials. Words John Hoyland, photographs Gavin Kingcombe