Garden seating eats space, planters need care, and the budget rarely stretches to both. You want a spot to perch with a book and a place to grow thyme, ...

Plant out strawberry runners in a well prepared bed or a strawberry barrel. This is the last opportunity before the autumn. Sow alpine strawberries like 'Fraise du bois'. The neat, bushy plants ...

Once you bring your bulbs home, choose a well-drained bed that is sunny in the winter and early spring. Full sun is ...

But there is an ancient companion planting technique, called ‘three sisters’, which may go some way to help. It started out ...