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The wildlife-haven garden

Borders in a cottage-garden style surround the verdant lawn behind Peter and Sheena Clark's 19th century home near Bristol, as Sue Bradley explains

Get smart with wood chippings

Ask ANNE SWITHINBANK Masterclass on: using wood chippings

Pond of delights

A timely frog chorus prompts Toby to clean up his garden water feature and ponder over some long-forgotten gems

We're halfway there

Val enjoys the plants that show us spring is approaching

Tree care for nests

A few canny tricks can make trees more appealing to your feathered friends at nesting time, as Bob explains

Scent to set you in a spin!

Perfect summer bedding for beds and tubs, says Ruth

Planting soft fruit bushes

Now is the perfect time to increase your stock, says Ruth

Prune before spring arrives

Ruth tools-up for the season's last cuts

Renovating a raised bed

Use winter to catch up on practical tasks, says Ruth

Keeping your plants healthy

Robust plants are low-maintenance and cheap!

Make your cash go further

Ruth offers money-saving tips if you're feeling the pinch

Controlling vine weevils

Steve and Val Bradley explain how to tackle one of the most destructive garden pests

Music to stimulate plants

John Day relates how one scientist in the 1950s conducted experiments to demonstrate how sound waves affect the growth of plants

This week... Morning glories

The colourful climbing morning glory is ideal planted against a sunny wall or fence

Bewitching, witch hazel

With brightly coloured scented blooms, hamamelis is a great way of adding winter interest to your garden, says Camilla Phelps, as she looks at the best varieties to grow

Green up your home with Hero houseplants

When it comes to growing indoor plants, the options are endless and care is easier than you think. Sally Jenner suggests surefire survivors and more adventurous picks

A taste of honey

Val looks at the fascinating private life of the honeybee

Make a mini orchard

Would you like to make more of idle garden spaces? Bob shows you how to turn your lawn into a mini orchard

It's time to divide rhubarb

Split plants now for improved cropping, says Ruth

Winter fruit pruning

Cut them back to boost blossom and crops, says Ruth

Save those gardening pennies

Ruth looks at ways of keeping your money in your purse

In 2023 I will resolve to...

Look at the garden and plan your year ahead, says Ruth

Our successes and failures in 2022

AG's gardeners come clean about what worked and what didn't during this tricky year

Stop greenhouse mould

Q Determined not to heat our greenhouse this winter, we spent a long time insulating the inside before putting back tender plants and cuttings. How can we get rid of the fuzzy mould infecting some plants and what will happen if we have a very cold winter? Geoffrey Mills, Louth, Lincolnshire

Twelve shrubs for twelve months

If you want colour in your garden throughout the year, these are the shrubs to plant, says Walter F. Wood, as he lists 12 shrubs that perform for 12 months of the year

Beautiful hellebores

Undemanding, winter-hardy, with strikingly beautiful flowers, hellebores are a garden must-have that provide early colour in the garden,says Louise Curley

Best recipes for gorgeous Christmas containers

Here’s how you can plant up colourful festive pots to brighten the garden or give away as special Yuletide presents to family and friends, as Hazel Sillver explains

Focus on... Blueberries

Lush berry harvests guaranteed with Lucy

Read all about it!

If you can’t get out in the garden, the next best thing is reading about it, as Bob reveals his selection of books

A winter's tale

Val explains why winter is a magical time in the garden