Planting a garden is a great way to feel connected to your food supply and seasonal changes. But gardening might seem out of ...

Even if you’ve got a beautifully designed garden, there are plenty of reasons to add plants in containers to your home. You can decorate a front porch or backyard patio with boxes or pots of flowers.

Creating a backyard you can relax in, free from prying eyes of neighbors or passersby, comes down to choosing the right ...

Window boxes and containers, overflowing with lush plantings, can do more than add a “wow factor” to your home, patio, deck or balcony. Filled with herbs, those containers can be welcome partners in ...

How to grow your own box hedge by taking cuttings or using clippings from pruning. If you need a low-growing, formal hedge to edge the beds in an ornamental vegetable garden or a short hedge to flank ...

Make your cityscape a magnet for wildlife by growing an eco-friendly hedge, says Hannah Stephenson. Want to cut down pollution and boost wildlife at the same time? You might want to consider planting ...

If you’re one of those gardeners who grows box hedging or topiary box specimens, then you’ll know it’s become fashionable to write off this wonderfully adaptable, evergreen shrub because of the threat ...

Box hedges are easy to grow and can be used almost anywhere in the garden for a statement display. This evergreen shrub is ideal for making neat shapes such as cones, balls and spirals, though it can ...