Mining bees are a type of solitary bee that 'mines' into the ground to make their nest chambers. Examples include ashy mining ...

Hornets have quite the reputation, but Kate Bradbury explains why the European hornet is much less agressive than common and German wasps and how you should help them in your garden ...

Welcome to the Winter series of the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine podcast – packed with friendly and informative conversations with some of the UK’s favourite gardening experts. You'll find advice on ...

Mushrooms or toadstools are the fruiting bodies of fungi. Fungi live below ground in the soil but every so often (usually in late summer and autumn) they throw up their fruiting bodies in order to ...

With favourable growing conditions, tomato plants produce abundant crops of delicious and highly nutritious fruit. But, if you find yourself with a glut, there’s no need to throw out or give away ...

A garden canopy can provide much-needed shade in a sunny garden, along with shelter from rain and a snug space to curl up and read a book. There's a variety of canopies to choose from, from rigid, ...

Decking makes a great alternative to paving stones or other types of hard landscaping, and can be used to make patios, paths and raised areas in the garden. Decking can be used to make anything from a ...

Sloping gardens are often considered a problem, but they also offer opportunities – to create seating areas with spectacular views, to have planting that can be seen from every angle and to create ...

Tree sap is the lifeblood of a tree: a clear, thin, colourless liquid that is sticky to touch. Tree sap is contained within the bark and outer tissues of leaves and stems, but can leak out if the tree ...

Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) are also known as Chinese chives or oriental garlic, and are not to be confused with chives (Allium schoenoprasum). Garlic chives are a perennial herb, very similar to ...