Heat, good light levels, sufficient moisture and good quality compost are all important

March is a great time to mow the lawn – or a great time not to mow it

Laitenberger gives dirt-under-the-fingernails guidance in ‘The Self Sufficient Garden’

Early tomatoes can be sown in a pot on a windowsill or in an electric propagator

Feel like getting your hands dirty? These pointers will kick-start your garden's return to loveliness

‘We’re holding off taking orders until things become clearer’: some British suppliers suspend mail service

The pandemic’s black cloud came with a silver lining: the joy of digging and planting

No idea what to buy for the gardener in your life? Let us plant some ideas in your brain

Enjoy your garden through the cold months while laying the groundwork for spring

October/November are the ideal months to start growing apples, pears and plums

Use potato beds to plant for spring colour and summer flavour

In gardening, September is the month of reckonings and new beginnings

On rainy days a polytunnel offers warmth, seclusion and a leafy refuge

If we have learned anything, it’s a new appreciation for traditional propagating skills

Here are some fun ways to share the special magic of gardening in the months ahead

Many different kinds of vegetables can be sown directly into the ground now

If you have a sunny spot to spare, these are the flowers to plant out

It’s a spring like no other but there are still seeds to be sown and plants to be tended

Online orders for Irish seeds rise dramatically in wake of Covid-19 restrictions

By late spring you’ll have hordes of baby plants ready to be planted outdoors, all for the price of a few packets of seeds