Gardening & Plant Care

Fewer, larger pots grouped in odd numbers, stepped heights and a clear floor: how to arrange pots in a small garden so it looks designed rather than cluttered. Layouts for courtyards, roof terraces, balconies and side returns, plus the materials, compost and watering routine that keep a container garden going.

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Expert answers to your compost questions: peat-free, ericaceous, John Innes, houseplant mixes, aggregates and the best compost for every plant. From Boma Garden Centre, Kentish Town

What to do, what to plant, and how to think about your garden in May — from window boxes and roof terraces to established borders and mature gardens.

Find the plants, trees and shrubs gardeners in London love, in this guide to London’s most popular garden structures. Read now.

For gardeners across North London, February marks a quiet turning point. Hellebores are holding the last of their peak display, snowdrops continue to drift through woodland corners, and the garden seems to pause—poised between winter restraint and the promise of movement ahead. It is precisely at this moment that the camellia steps forward: that most aristocratic of flowering shrubs, unfurling its flowers with a calm confidence that rewards the patient gardener...