Every apple you have ever eaten descends from a single tree in the mountains of Kazakhstan. James Alexander-Sinclair chases apples from there to Babylon, to Johnny Appleseed's cider orchards, to the chemically suspended blandness of today's supermarket shelf.
Mention moths and someone always tells Helen they hate them. But these fluffy night workers can out-pollinate butterflies, feed our bats and birds, and have declined by a third since the 1960s. Here's why Helen is obsessed, and the easy changes that will bring them to your garden.
The future of the big flower shows has caused much speculation and controversy recently. George Plumptre has been asking the big questions about how (and where) they can go next.
What has Highgrove got in common with a custard cream? And with today's piece from Sandra Lawrence? She's talking stumperies — why they were once exceptionally fashionable, why they keep disappearing, and why she's not building one herself.
Joe has had some R&R away from his big country garden, but going away means coming home. How has the garden fared in his absence? There are some stoics and some scorched, and one thing that made all the difference.
