How to grow a cactus in a recycled coffee pot

What can you recycle to use as a plant pot? I re-use or recycle things whenever I can, so I thought I'd share this little idea with you. It saved me throwing something away, saved me having to buy a new container, and makes a slightly unusual addition to the windowsill.

Love your garden in winter, with frosty evergreens

Keep your garden looking interesting in winter by making sure you include some evergreen plants in your garden design. It'll make your garden look good all year round, and they'll make it worth your while to venture out when it's cold and frosty too.

Six plants you can put in a vase for winter (without water)

Marooned inside during the bad weather? Why not bring some of the garden indoors? Here are six plants you can take from your garden and pop in a vase to decorate your home in winter without needing to look after them. And they're probably not the ones you think...