How tos and Garden Advice

Reclaiming ground that has run wild? Match the machine to the severity of the overgrowth, from long grass to brambles to waist-high meadow, and get back to mowable ground in a weekend.

A September-to-November plan for large gardens, paddocks and estates: the last cuts of the year, leaf clearance at scale, splitting firewood in time and putting machinery to bed for winter.

Match your lawn to the right mower with our size ladder: from a light 32cm electric for a town garden up to a hydrostatic lawn tractor for paddocks and acreage.

Two weeks away in high summer can undo a season's work. A short checklist for the days before you go, so the garden looks after itself while you are gone.

Set on a Honda mower? There is a machine that runs a genuine Honda engine at a lower price and with a longer warranty. Here is how the choice really breaks down.

Brown, crispy grass in a dry summer spell worries a lot of gardeners into doing the wrong thing. Here is how to keep your lawn healthy through the heat, and why you should not panic about the colour.