Gardens and planted areas in towns and cities are effective at absorbing rainwater and preventing soil erosion. Their ability ...

Keeping chickens follows a long tradition of poultry keeping that reaches back for millennia. Chickens have lots of character and they're fairly easy to keep in most back gardens, even for beginners, ...

Remember back in the days of the good old traditional garden centre? Those places were like little nature sanctuaries, filled with the nation’s favourite bedding plants, perennials, shrubs, fruit ...

With its striking mohican-like crest, a black throat, and a black mask round its eye that looks like eyeliner, the waxwing is the 1980s pop star of the bird world. Slightly smaller than a starling, it ...

When we asked our readers what gardening mistakes they made this year, hundreds of people responded. We've analysed the ...

Bamboo is a woody plant in the grass family Poaceae, with tall, upright canes and long narrow leaves. Most bamboos have evergreen foliage with canes that come in shades including green, brown, yellow ...

Japanese knotweed is often confused with other plants. Here's a few of the most commonly mistaken plants, plus our tips on how to tell the difference between them and Japanese knotweed. This ...

Join BBC Gardeners' World Magazine on Thursday 24 April, for a day of fun and learning that includes a garden tour, a seed-sowing masterclass on edible flowers, a champagne reception and a ...