What began as a small planting project at Hindley railway station has grown into a community garden, with Sheila and Sandy Davidson now hoping to win a national award for their work.

Creeping cinquefoil is the low, flat weed with leaves split into five toothed leaflets and small yellow flowers, and it throws out long runners that root every few inches and shrug off most lawn ...

October is a great month to fill pots, containers, beds and borders with spring bulbs.

Here is everything I’ve learned from my container gardener days – from the best plants to choose for low-maintenance gardening to why it pays to go big ...

If you're avoiding landscape fabric, what can you use instead? This cover crop is popular with farmers for its ability to break up topsoil and add nutrients.

Free-draining sandy soil allows gardeners to access the garden to remove vegetation bit by bit over the winter, while these ...

Why buy more plants when you can divide?

My neighbour has put up an A-board sign advertising her business, topped with artificial flowers, on the front corner of my ...

Walk by a yard planted with mint, and it's hard to miss the scent of this herb. The crisp, invigorating fragrance makes you feel like you've stepped into a commercial for wintergreen chewing gum. If ...