Stephanie's Garden Blog

One of the wettest May Bank Holidays on record might not be the best time to raise the issue of hotter and drier summers - but it's something we have to embrace none the less!

Urban Jungle, the specialist exotic plant nursery in Norfolk, have recently expanded the wonderfully diverse range of unusual plants they supply.

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) are behind a new guide, recently launched to help the UK's gardeners make the most of their gardens. Martin Fiddes digs deeper...

I'm back! Following a busy week even by my standards, I've finally returned to my keyboard and can bring you a fully illustrated report on the latest Kitchen Garden Sowing and Growing Event to be held at the RHS's Harlow Carr gardens. It goes something like this...

I promised to keep you updated with any more horticulturally-based road trips I've got scheduled - and hot on the heels of my Exeter jaunt, I'm getting behind the wheel again!

Whether you're a gardening novice or an experienced campaigner, tomatoes are likely to be top of your planting list this summer.

The benefits of a well-maintained garden may extend to an increase in the overall value of your property, according to the Horticultural Trades Association's PlantforLife campaign.

Get those taste buds trembling! If vegetables form the essential, staple produce from the garden, then the soft fruits are the luxuries!

Birds do so much to reduce the population of garden pests, and that's enough of a reason alone to support the latest Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Big Garden Birdwatch. The 2006 event is to be held over the last weekend in January (28th and 29th) and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to participate.