Wildlife gardening

Potting up plants with books

Best gardening books to read in 2023

Cutting branches with a saw at the bottom of a Christmas tree.

Wildlife gardening

How to use your old Christmas tree in the garden

Happy mother and children watering plants in sunny summer garden

Watering your garden: rainwater harvesting, when to water and drought-tolerant plants

LOW ANGLE, MACRO, LENS FLARE, DOF: Young man uses a handheld grass trimmer to trim his backyard. Unrecognizable male gardener mows the lawn with a handheld lawnmower on a sunny spring afternoon.

Wildlife gardening

Seven tips to help your lawn – and wildlife – survive a heatwave

Male house sparrow, Passer domesticus, perched by the side of a bird bath drinking water

How to help wildlife during a summer heatwave

Butterfly sitting on lavender in garden

Countryfile Presenters

Matt Baker: how to create space for wildlife in your garden

A fluffy long tailed tit perching on a coconut half filled with bird food and suet

Countryfile Presenters

Ellie Harrison: do something, no matter how small

composts

Best sustainable compost to buy in 2023: 10 peat free options

Best Garden Hoses

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Best garden hoses: popular hosepipes, reels and kits for your garden

Bee pollinating lavender

Wildlife gardening

Best plants for bees and butterflies

A selection of DIY bird feeders

7 fun DIY bird feeder kits

Houseplants in window

Wildlife gardening

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

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