Plants placed on the balcony depend heavily on the quality of the soil inside the pots. Therefore, selecting the right soil mix is very significant. While normal garden soil is dark and dense, the mix ...

If you grew up as a city kid in a hippie-ish family like I did, compost may have been something you heard spoken about reverently but which was relegated to farm life. It sounded smelly and messy and ...

Even the most reluctant gardener can transform a bare balcony into a vibrant oasis This column has heard from a reader who is a keen gardener, and who is at her wits' end at the state of the balcony ...

Having a garden does not require a huge back garden. Throughout the country of Britain, more and more people transform their balconies into productive green zones with flowers, herbs, vegetables, and ...