'Plant parenting' is a strong new trend

Growing your own vegetables, even without access to gardens and allotments, appeals to people seeking a more sustainable and self-suffcient lifestyle

This survey presents the history of British gardens, covering England's monastic gardens, the formal Tudor gardens, Elizabethan flower gardens, as well as the influence of French, Dutch, and Italian traditions.

Your garden is supposed to be fun - a place where you can relax, a source of beauty and pleasure. But all too often things go wrong. Those expensive tulip bulbs you planted last autumn never came up, your tomato plants are wilting and weeds are taking over everywhere. And worst of all, you've got no idea what to do about any of it.

The Garden Visitor's Handbook 2021 is the National Garden Scheme's annual essential garden-visiting guide to more than 3,500 locations in England and Wales, supporting nursing and health charities.