Alys Fowler News Today

How do I know what soil I have? Do bulbs come back? And how did people garden before Google? As the growing season gears up, our experts are here with a barrowful of advice

Flowers and Herbs (Season 1 Episode 5 of 6): Growing herbs and flowers. The Edible Garden airs on BBC Two HD at 2:30 PM, Friday 19 April. Growing herbs and flowers

Juicy Fruits (Season 1 Episode 4 of 6): Growing raspberries and blueberries. The Edible Garden airs on BBC Two HD at 2:30 PM, Thursday 18 April. Growing raspberries and blueberries

This is the perfect time to make lasting changes – whether embracing exercise, learning a new language, planting seeds or painting your house

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>Dancing rodents | Benny Green | Pegging puzzle | Best Christmas movies

Whether you’re singing for the joy of it or for a ceasefire in Gaza, sometimes you just have to let it all out, writes Alys Fowler

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>God save our chips | Rats in the attic | Favourite Christmas carols | Nightmare combination | Tory legacy

<strong>Editorial:</strong> With different planting, and by rejecting insecticides, even small green spaces can promote biodiversity

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>Tomato tip | Pedigree broad beans | An Elgin accent | Incipient beer goggles | Better than the best at Wordwheel?

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>Donovan’s Sunny Goodge Street | Seeds for success | Ethical savings | Wilko workers