Preparing your garden for spring
You can't get away from beginning the painful process of working on your garden, or in my case, a roof terrace, after such a hard winter.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010: the build-up
Chelsea Flower Show is only two months away, and designer Andy Sturgeon struggles to choose the right tree for the garden in time

10 best spring flowering shrubs in pictures
Our top 10 picks of shrubs for you to consider planting in your garden.

Potted plant pleasures to last all season
Flowers can be grossly overpriced for Mothering Sunday, so if you haven't yet got yours sorted - or are in need of inspiration for a gift to take to a dinner party or weekend away - think about planting up spring bulbs in pretty containers.

Train vintage roses with old-fashioned style
How to train classic garden roses to create a stunning focal point in your garden.

How to grow hellebores
Hellebores - stunning, diverse and easy to grow if you pick the right varieties.

Instant colour with tulips
Add instant colour to your borders with potfuls of tulips.

How your maintain your plant containers
Container maintenance advice from the Royal Horticultural Society.

Alys Fowler: new kid on the block
Alys Fowler, Gardeners' World's new star, tells you how to have your garden and eat it.

First dig that vegetable patch
How to create a mini-vegetable patch that will feed the family all year round.

Urban deer a growing problem for UK
First it was foxes, then it was squirrels. Now it is deer causing a menace in Britain's towns and cities.

Why garden centres are the modern churches
Ursula Buchan appreciates the retail vision of Van Hage garden centre