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There are clear environmental reasons why we should all stop using even small amounts of peat: peat bogs are the world's largest carbon store, trapping far more of the carbon dioxide emissions that co

Give your plants the Chelsea chop if you want to keep them looking at their best all season. This handy pruning technique involves cutting back vigorous summer- and autumn-flowering perennials to crea

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Explore the world of TV, history and gardening this September Enjoy big conversations in beautiful surroundings in this unique, NEW, series of events in the heart of Kew Gardens. Bring a picnic, be en

This week: companies that went above and beyond; how to create an eco-friendly lawn; and light jackets for cool spring evenings• Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhen we s

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Sap-sucking insects top list of queries to gardening charity after causing significant harm to plantsAphids are plaguing gardeners this spring due to the warm weather, with higher numbers of the rose-

Exclusive: Poet laureate says new book, inspired by wildlife at Cornish garden, is a plea for humans to slow down and reflectHis new poems celebrate the extraordinary homes of the creatures tucked awa

Plan and plant now if you want your garden to look it’s best right through August and SeptemberI’ve always had the gift and the curse of an overactive sense of foresight. It means I’m good at pl

Artefacts from 11th century on display at British Library in London, alongside work of modern-day community group“Being able to grow your own food is one of the most radical ways that you can expres

Grass lawns get a bad rap, but there are ways to make them greener. Our gardens expert shares his top tips, from cutting down on fertiliser to mowing less frequently• The best gardening tools: essen

It may need repotting after a move from the kitchen to the bathroomWhat’s the problem? I moved my spotted begonia from the kitchen windowsill to the bathroom. It’s had a massive growth spurt, and

We gave you gardening tips, a spring fashion edit, the ultimate guide to anti-ageing and more. Here are the picks that inspired you most in AprilThe year always seems to pick up pace in spring, with t

Ten years ago, the late land artist Charles Jencks created Crawick Multiverse out of an ugly open-cast mine in southern Scotland. Today, it is an inspiring exploration of the universeThe sun warms my

This year’s purple sprouting broccoli season is over, but if you sow seeds now you will have a new crop next springAlthough the purple sprouting broccoli (PSB) season has come to an end, now is

Fanny Wilkinson designed 75 parks in the capital, the first UK female landscape gardener to be paid for her workShe was a proto-feminist pioneer who blazed a trail for female gardeners and changed the

Advertising Standards Authority says neither Lavazza UK nor Dualit’s product can be recycled at homeDescriptions of coffee pods as “compostable eco capsules” were misleading as they could not be

It’s better to buy from a plant shop, but these tips will improve the survival rate of herbs and other supermarket plantsWhat’s the problem? Should I buy houseplants from the supermarket? I�