Dearth of morning insect life on gardening club outing
Victoria Plum The gardening club trip on 21 June was to The Place for Plants garden and arboretum in East Bergholt, Suffolk.
Up the Garden Path
Living with Lily (beetles)
My orange Fritillaria imperialis always seems to be hard struck by lily beetle.
Secrets of orchids unveiled
The complex life of orchids was first investigated by Charles Darwin.
Admirable ways to help to preserve butterflies
Butterfly Conservation has now been going for 50 years.
Sensible and common sense advice on pruning
Always use secateurs or a knife big enough for the task.
Force of nature creates a community market garden
Hannah Claxton started this exciting enterprise in April 2016 on a piece of stubble ground.
Some lateral thinking required to create a Norfolk garden
Creating a garden completely from scratch is something we gardeners dream of but rarely are able to do.
Pitfalls of nature
A pitfall trap will catch night-time wanderers you wouldn’t normally see.
Summer show full of capabilities
There was plenty of stiff competition, particularly amongst the tomatoes, beans and soft fruit.
Konik ponies on Booton Common
The newest residents are four Konik ponies, which are rare and come from Poland.