Gardens

Best battery powered chainsaws UK 2023

Best battery powered chainsaws - cordless models tested and reviewed

See inside the £795k rundown mansion which comes with a health warning

Five garden features which could affect your property’s value - from artificial grass to neglected sheds

Five garden features which could affect your property’s value

RHS Harlow Carr

RHS offer £1 entry to its gardens for low income households

Keep these rules and regulations in mind before heading out into your garden.

7 gardening laws Brits might unintentionally break this spring

Japanese Knotweed. (Pic credit: Andrew Smith)

Japanese Knotweed: New research into tackling invasive weed published

Lance Martin with his property in 2018.

Cliff edge homes evacuated amid fears they could plunge into sea

Best cordless lawnmowers for urban gardens

Best garden parasols UK 2023: garden umbrellas for blocking sun and wind

Best garden parasols and umbrellas for blocking sun and wind

M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions

M&S apologises after displaying poisonous daffodils with spring onions

The best cordless leaf blowers 2021

The best cordless leaf blowers: models from Stihl, Husqvarna, Bosch

Best Garden Sheds UK 2022

Best garden sheds: metal, wooden, corner and barn options for outdoors

Brighten your summer with activities and places to explore

Summer holidays highlights to explore and revel in

Edinburgh Festival Fringe entertainers perform on the Royal Mile in 2019. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Festivals crucial to city’s progress - Roddy Smith

Best garden furniture covers UK 2022

Best garden furniture covers UK 2022 from Argos, Wayfair, Vonhaus

Best garden furniture sets from Lakeland, VonHaus, B&Q, B&M, Dunelm

Best garden furniture sets from Lakeland, VonHaus, B&Q, B&M, Dunelm

Dougal Philip is a board member of Discover Scottish Gardens and the founder of New Hopetoun Gardens Garden Centre.

Everything in the garden centre is not rosy - Dougal Philip

Which is the best firepit to buy in the UK 2021? The safest, longest-lasting, best looking firepits around

The safest, longest-lasting, best looking firepits in the UK 2022

Best patio heaters and firepits

Best patio heaters- weather proof heaters and firepits for your garden

These are Brits' top 40 garden trends for 2022

The best inflatable spa hot tubs, including the best Laz-y Spa Hot Tub

Best inflatable hot tubs for summer, including the Lay-Z-Spa Hot Tub

Garden furniture ideas the best outdoor furniture still in stock 2021, including outdoor tables and chairs

The best garden furniture 2022, including rattan tables and chairs

How to make your home stand out (in all the right ways) to potential buyers

Essential gardening tools for spring

Essential gardening tools for spring, from greenhouses to composters

Dynamic Earth

Discover Scotland's rich environment and wildlife at star attractions

Illustration: Modvector / Shutterstock

Kirsty McLuckie: Gardens and home offices have become more of a must-have during...

Garden of Delight PIC: Robert Cassidy

Fringe children's show reviews: Granny Smith | Garden of Delight | You Choose! |...

Outdoors space is at a premium now

Martyn James: Legal rules for sharing gardens put to the test

Small dedicated teams have been working around the clock to look after their priceless specimens.

Watch: Behind the scenes at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh during lockdown

Garden centres in Scotland are still shut despite them opening in England

Scottish garden centres to open "as soon as it is safe"

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It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former US president

Donald Trump ‘indicted’ and set to be first ex-president to face criminal charge

Police and security staff escort a protester from the public gallery during First Minister's Questions. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Holyrood bosses announce crackdown after protesters disrupt FMQs

Forty years of Local Hero will be celebrated in Pennan in Aberdeenshire this year. Picture: Ewen Weatherspoon

Forty years of Local Hero to be celebrated with events in north-east locations