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Clematis 'Niobe'

Everything you need to know about clematis pruning

Plant hardiness rating

Plant hardiness zone ratings explained

An illustration of the soil food chain from organic matter and bacteria to animals

What is soil?

PPapaver orientale 'Lauren's Lilac'

Fast growing flowers: quick perennials to grow from seed

Seeds in a seed tray

Planting seeds: everything you need to know about sowing seeds

best climbing plants for gardens - Solanum crispum album

30 of the best climbing plants for 2023

Rows of lettuce and salad at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons

Food rationing: Is the answer to grow your own salad?

The walled garden at Wardington has a diverse mix of flowers and vegetables

Soil health Why healthy soil is good for the climate

Handful of compost with earthworms, used for mulching

What is mulching and how to mulch

A small copper butterfly taking a drink of nectar from a thistle head flower, summer days.

How to attract wildlife into the garden

What to plant in March

What to plant in March

Alice Pattullo's illustration for March's kitchen garden

March gardening jobs

Misting house plants

Myth buster Do you really need to mist your house plants?

If you follow a strict pruning regime for your wisteria, you will be rewarded with showy pendant racemes of fragrant flowers.

How to prune wisteria

The best wood for wood burning stoves: Cherry wood

The best wood for burning on wood burning stoves and fires