What's new, what's growing, what we're learning. Updates, guides and stories for people who take their garden seriously.
Almost every berry bush can be propagated for free: from hardwood cuttings, layering or runners. We show you which berry likes which method, when to plant, and how your young shrub takes hold.
Salad or pickling cucumber, greenhouse or outdoors, and why a cucumber turns bitter. How to grow both types, train them up a support and harvest them crisp.
A sunny balcony is a full vegetable garden. Why the pot matters more than the variety, which tomatoes really crop in a tub, and how to get watering and feeding right.
The aronia (also called chokeberry) may be the toughest berry there is: winter-hardy, wholesome, and a burst of colour in autumn. Sharp raw, a treat once processed. We'll show you how to grow it and make the most of it.
The honeyberry ripens as early as May, long before the strawberry. It's extremely hardy, easy about soil and barely troubled by pests. There's just one rule to know: without a second variety, the basket stays empty.
Blueberries are wonderfully easy once one single thing is right: the soil has to be acidic. Here's why that matters, how to get it right, and why a container is the smartest choice for most gardens.
Summer or autumn raspberry, which variety suits you, when to prune, and how to tame those wandering root suckers: the complete guide to growing raspberries in your own garden.
One third for growing, a 24 square metre shed, no living there full time, a rent cap and strong protection against eviction: since 1983 the Bundeskleingartengesetz (Federal Allotment Garden Act) has shaped what your allotment garden is, and it protects you more than it hems you in. We take it slowly, from the history to the very last paragraph.
