With the sun shining and with summer now just around the corner, green-fingered residents can discover how to create the perfect garden at an arboretum on the Shropshire border.
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Three-acre garden’s vast display
Peter and Angela Unsworth are opening their garden this Sunday at Holly Grove, Church Pulverbatch for the National Gardens Scheme. Gardening expert Martin Ford explores.
The cutting edge way to mow lawns
As the weather warms up, gardeners will be setting their lawnmower blades high to give their grass the first cut of the season. But if your mower is past its best, what is the best new option?
Don’t get bogged down by clay
Our gardening expert Martin Ford gives you his top tips for improving clay soil, along with a check list of what to plant this week to get your garden looking super for summer.
A double delight for gardeners
In the picturesque village of Clee St Margaret on the edge of the Clee Hills, two gardens will be open this Sunday for the Shropshire Historic Churches Trust, writes Martin Ford.
Develop a taste for the exotic
Alan Titchmarsh says he is delighted by the different varieties of exotic fruit and veg which we can now grow in Britain to pep up curries, stir fries and other cosmopolitan dishes.
The year of the spud
This year is the International Year of the Potato, aimed to raise the importance of the potato worldwide, says Martin Ford.
Start early with pot-grown veg
Our gardening expert Martin Ford has some tips and advice for green-fingered readers on making an early start with the growing season.
