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Hearts and flowers

PERFECT PRESENTS: A twinkly red mosaic heart hanger.

8:32am Monday 6th February 2012

Show you care this Valentine’s Day with some great gardening gifts. HANNAH STEPHENSON reports

The core problem

FRUITFUL: The RHS says that what you may lose in apples, you may gain in other harvests, such as figs.

8:34am Tuesday 31st January 2012

The mild winter may reduce some autumn crops but it’s not all bad news, says HANNAH STEPHENSON

Feed the birds

GRUB’S UP: Smaller birds such as greenfinches love seeds and nuts.

8:59am Monday 23rd January 2012

HANNAH STEPHENSON has tips on how to make your garden a haven for our feathered friends Be a bird brain - rn your garden into a haven for our feathered friends

The outdoor gym

BOOST: Top tips will get you and your garden in shape for the spring.

8:58am Monday 16th January 2012

HANNAH STEPHENSON discovers that the garden can be great for toning up and losing pounds

Growing trends

PREDICTIONS: Alan Titchmarsh.

11:40am Saturday 7th January 2012

ALAN TITCHMARSH predicts what’s going to be hot this year and reveals what he’s up to in the garden

New year’s resolution

COLOURFUL: Position the plants when they are still in their pots so you can view the overall effect and move them.

3:00pm Wednesday 4th January 2012

HANNAH STEPHENSON says this could be the perfect time to make plans for a new border

Turn on the heat

12:39pm Wednesday 7th December 2011

Take a tip from HANNAH STEPHENSON and don’t let autumn and winter drizzle dampen your spirits

Keep off my plot

PREVENTION: Set traps in your garden to help stop mice from eating germinating seeds and crocus corms.

11:19am Monday 14th November 2011

HANNAH STEPHENSON looks at ways of deterring the visitors you don’t want in your garden

Turn on the heat

Turn on the heat

12:52pm Wednesday 9th November 2011

Take a tip from HANNAH STEPHENSON and don’t let autumn and winter drizzle dampen your spirits

Perk up your patio

Perk up your patio

3:12pm Monday 31st October 2011

Take a tip from HANNAH STEPHENSON and don’t let autumn and winter drizzle dampen your spirits

A bountiful harvest

A bountiful harvest

3:08pm Monday 17th October 2011

You’ve a better chance of heavier crops if you buy grafted plants, as HANNAH STEPHENSON reports

Smitten by roses

Smitten by roses

10:55am Wednesday 12th October 2011

HANNAH STEPHENSON talks to Edward Enfield, who has a passion for just one flower

Weird and wacky

Weird and wacky

9:43am Wednesday 5th October 2011

HANNAH STEPHENSON says garden furniture is no longer just a wooden table and chairs

Come on, get growing

Come on, get growing

11:38am Monday 26th September 2011

HANNAH STEPHENSON learns about a schools’ campaign to encourage parents to garden

Tidy up your beds

11:12am Monday 19th September 2011

HANNAH STEPHENSON begins work on the autumn spring clean and adding colour for winter

Keep harvest at home

Keep harvest at home

11:05am Monday 12th September 2011

Enjoy the fruits of your labours. HANNAH STEPHENSON’S tips on bottling and freezing fruit and veg

Spring into action

Spring into action

11:15am Monday 5th September 2011

Now’s the time to start planning for 2012. HANNAH STEPHENSON has some suggestions

It’s a shore thing

It’s a shore thing

8:10am Wednesday 31st August 2011

HANNAH STEPHENSON says a garden by the sea is a hostile environment that needs special plants

Youngsters can dig it

11:12am Monday 22nd August 2011

Chris Beardshaw tells HANNAH STEPHENSON why children need to know about the birds and bees

Recruit the neighbours

Recruit the neighbours

11:13am Tuesday 9th August 2011

Going on holiday? HANNAH STEPHENSON says ask the people next door to look after your garden

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