Attract hedgehogs to your garden: Make a hedgehog house from recycled garden waste

Attract hedgehogs to your garden or allotment and they'll help you control slugs and other pests. Build them a cosy home and they're more likely to hang around your plot. Here's how to make a low-cost home for hedgehogs from an old water butt and a planter...

Growing hyacinths indoors for Christmas

You can have hyacinths flowering for Christmas, filling your home with their heady sweet fragrance in mid-winter. Just follow these simple steps now:

How to grow new plants from runners - A Beginner's Guide

Getting new plants from runners costs nothing, and nature does most of the work for you - it's really simple!