Alan Titchmarsh didn't always love pine trees; Friday identification tests at Kew saw to that. But having inherited 26 Scots pines with his new Surrey garden, he's become their devoted custodian. Here's why he's not afraid to change his mind on these giants.
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.
