BBC Gardeners' World

Editor of the Year: Homes & Gardens Autumn came early this year – as early as August – with spent foliage and falling leaves after heat and drought unseen for a generation. But recent weather records suggest it’s unlikely that 2022 is a once-in-a-gen

What are maples famous for? Syrup? Okay. Bark like snakeskin? Yes. Filling the gaps left by dead elm and ash trees? That would be sycamore – which is a kind of maple. Veneer? Okay, I’ll give you that. Guitar necks, smoking food, baseball bats… and fo

I can remember, in my dim and distant past (though it actually feels like yesterday), when October was the month that we came to slowly ‘put the garden to bed’, with summer a memory shrouded in autumnal mists. Not any more. There is a chance you’re r

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Former GW Gardens of the Year finalist Jez Young has scooped this year’s B&Q Gardener of the Year award. Jez, a construction worker in Ceredigion, has spent the last 30 years creating his quirky, wildlife-friendly garden using upcycled materials. A s

Re Christine Winborne’s letter about grass verges (Clippings, August issue): the parish council at Highnam, Gloucestershire, has been very forward thinking and earlier this year installed pathways bordering the roadside kerbs around the village. The

Dr Ken Thompson is an ecologist and gardener keen to demystify the science behind our daily gardening practices Garden composting is carried out for free by an army of bacteria, fungi, worms, woodlice, molluscs and insects, requiring no extra input a

You don’t need a bin to make compost, although using one is tidier. Your local authority or waste-disposal company may sell cheap, subsidised compost bins; if they do, this is almost certainly your best bet. I find the most convenient is a one-piece

All gardeners make organic waste as they deadhead, tidy, harvest and prune, and while making garden compost is beneficial to the environment in many ways, simply throwing away organic waste is actively detrimental. Efficient home-composting is the mo

Fill your borders and pots with Farmer Gracy’s inspiring range of spring bulbs. Enjoy free P&P on all orders, choosing from the entire range of beautiful varieties, including some intriguing rare finds. Visit the new-look website at farmergracy.co.uk

Great for borders and as long-lasting cut flowers With exotic lily-like blooms in an array of vibrant hues, Alstroemeria Garden Hybrids Mixed adds a bright splash in borders and pots through summer and into autumn. This hardy perennial mix is easy to

Bring the outdoors in and curate your own cut-flower garden. For bunch and bouquet inspiration on your doorstep, combine these graceful thalictrums and the platycodon for elegant sprays of pure-white and pinkish-purple flowers. These perennials are i

If a weed is a plant in the wrong place, then I have countless weedy oxalis plants in my veg plot. They love the friable fertile soil that has resulted from years of mulching with well-rotted compost. In my unheated greenhouse the shamrock-shaped lea

A keen fruit, vegetable and house-plant grower, Anne was formerly the glasshouse supervisor at RHS Garden Wisley. As a head gardener with charity Horatio’s Garden, Ashley enjoys spreading his love of plants to others. Pippa is one of the foremost exp

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