Rural Muse

Understanding the soil in your garden is vital to producing a successful crop. Different plants have specific needs from the soil they grow in.
Whilst some plants are best suited to fertile soil others may produce excessive growth at the expense of flowers and fruit. Some plants may require a constantly moist soil whereas others will [...]

Wildlife needs us to create more ponds, so where better than in your own garden where you will have a ring-side seat to observe all the goings-on, writes Helen Taylor.

On my journey to London the other day I looked down upon garden after garden but only saw one pond in the whole 40-minute [...]