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 ...

As Christmas approaches, you’re probably already thinking about stocking up on food and drink for every festive occasion – and Abel & Cole is here to help with that. It’s offering you a chance to win ...

House plants are definitely in vogue right now, thanks in part to the popularity of stylish ‘shelfie’ images on Instagram. There are many benefits to growing house plants: they make a room feel more ...

Let Princess Cruises make this year special and allow you and your loved ones to embark on a journey to some of the most beautiful gardens on the planet After a year where many of us couldn’t travel ...

The staghorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) is an exotic plant in the Polypodiaceae family. Native to the rainforests of Australia and Southeast Asia, it's an epiphytic plant, so grows directly on ...

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

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 ...

The time has come to start preparing your kitchen garden before the chilly weather sets in. Autumn has officially arrived which means the soil in your garden should be soft and supple enough to start ...

Join this Gardeners' World Exclusive tour, centred around the picturesque Scottish Borders south of Edinburgh, where you'll stay near the charming town of Peebles and be ideally placed to explore a ...