Gardening

For a decade Sarah Raven lived at Sissinghurst with her family, surrounded by the work of Vita Sackville-West. In a new book, she celebrates the designer’s vision and enduring prose

Eric Pickles has rejected only two applications to develop allotments despite government pledges, figures reveal

With Easter upon us, garden specialist Liz Dobbs takes a look at the tasks we could do this weekend and advises on the seeds, plants and accessories that can help make this a special year

Fearful for their prize entries, gardeners installing laser and infrared alarms which are triggered by movement

Gardening is not 'a pointless way of passing the time until you die’ – it is about life, not death, says Alan Titchmarsh

Sarah Raven finds a treat on the North York Moors and unearths the secrets of magnificent flowers

There's radio silence from gardeners on Desert Island Discs, says Ken Thompson