Herbs: burdock

Burdock (X Arctium lappa X) may be a tough, unglamorous and thistle–like, but it has a delicious edible root and invaluable medicinal uses,

Uplifting annuals

PENNY WOODWARD brings colour and buzz to the organic garden with some favourite annual flowers.

Bamboo beauties

Beautiful and useful, non-invasive clumping bamboos can be a wonderful asset in the garden. NICK ROMANOWSKI chooses some of the most distinctive for tropical and temperate climates.

Super sunflowers

Sunflowers look fabulous, are easy to grow and provide a variety of useful resources, writes JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS.

Nematodes can be both nasty and nice

Learn about nematodes and the benefits and problems they can bring. Plus, two more multi-talented garden visitors.