Move hardy salads into the greenhouse for leafy pickings through to spring. Plant salad plugs into large containers or trays – a depth of 15cm is enough for hardy lettuces, cut-and-come-again salad ...

With no fewer than eight beautiful islands on the itinerary, plus a feast of gardens, this Caribbean voyage is brimming with ...

Bees need flowers whenever they're active. There are very few winter-flowering plants in the wild in Britain, so without our ...

Outdoor light is 10 to 100 times brighter than indoor light. Measured in lux, a unit that measures how much light reaches ...

Antioxidants are an important part of a bird's diet, helping them to endure long periods of physical activity. Berries are a ...

From breadcrumbs to bacon rind, kitchen scraps have long been left out for garden birds, particularly in winter. These days, ...

Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Each year, on the last weekend of January, hundreds of ...

Birds need water to drink and bathe in. Find out how to make a simple bird bath, using a terracotta pot and saucer.

This January the 47th Big Garden Birdwatch takes place, an annual event where the RSPB invite nature lovers across the UK to ...

While you're snuggled up in front of the TV and many species are hibernating, birds are struggling to get through winter. But ...

Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) primarily eat invertebrates, so gardens with healthy populations of beetles, worms, caterpillars, millipedes and other small creatures are perfect places for hogs to go ...

These days we're all more aware of the benefits of eating seasonally. Not only do fruit and vegetables taste better when grown in season, but they're also often cheaper to buy. Eating seasonally is ...