garden

From mushroom compost to wool, give your plants a healthy peat-free start with our pick of the best sustainable compost for your garden.

During autumn and winter you may notice an influx of spiders appearing in your garden and home. Learn why this is, as well as how long they live, what they eat and common UK species with our expert guide to British spiders.

Help your garden birds stay healthy throughout the seasons with our expert guide on how to care for wild birds, including the best foods to feed the different species and tips on how to attract birds to your garden

In heat waves, closely mown lawns can bleach and dry out – and look like mini deserts. Rethinking the way we manage our grassy gardens can save water, look beautiful and help wildlife

Learn how to make nutrient-rich compost and create a fantastic fertiliser for free with our handy compost guide.

The lack of rain is creating challenging conditions on the allotment finds Bristol gardener Rosee Woodland

With so many plotholders on site, it's important that communal areas are dealt with sensitively. Unfortunately, some recent clearance of the biodiversity zone overstepped the mark...

Winter is here, but there's still a little time to dig over beds and make some late plantings

Despite only have her plot a couple of months, Rosee Woodland has got lucky with the weather and is enjoying the fruits (and veg) of her labours.

Rosee Woodland finally gets her hands on her very own allotment. But it's overgrown and on the side of a steep hill...Find out how Rosee gets on in our new allotment diary series