Green Living

Grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) and bumble bee in the spring garden. /Credit: Dasha Kalinkova/Getty Images.

Wildlife gardening

Plant Britain: Spring bulbs to plant now for bees and butterflies

How to make spinning tops out of acorns

Turn acorns into spinning tops

Vegetable soup

Seasonal recipes

Garden soup with carrot leaf pesto

Houseplants in window

Wildlife gardening

The best houseplants: which to choose and how to look after them

Eco-friendly outdoor gear

Best eco-friendly outdoor kit

Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire

Day out: Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire

Border full of shrubs and perennial plants in an English garden in early summer. Pale lilac Sweet Rocket and blue Lupins in bloom.

How to be a green gardener

Chicken leg, blue cheese and nettle pie

Chicken leg, blue cheese and nettle pie

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Bird and bird bath

20 easy garden projects

Christmas card art

Make holly Christmas cards

Healthy energy balls made of dried fruits and nuts

Seasonal recipes

Spiced energy balls

Onion, leek and bay soup

Seasonal recipes

Onion, leek and bay soup

Serves 6

Kathy Bishop and Tom Crowford, the Somerset Smallholders

How to start a smallholding: growing, harvesting and best seasonal recipes

Wild mushroom and black kale tagliatelle

Seasonal recipes

Wild mushroom and black kale tagliatelle

Serves 2

How to make dried apple rings

Seasonal recipes

Make dried apple rings