Garden

Patio heaters: are they worth it and how do I pick one?
Gardens and patios are becoming social hubs, so find out how to shop for an outdoor heater that doesn't leave you cold.

Should you buy a cordless lawn mower?
Cordless technology has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, so if you make the decision to switch to a battery-powered mower you’ll have plenty of options to choose...

Top gardening jobs for April
With visitors now allowed in our gardens again, we need to get busy to get them looking good both for now and for the summer ahead. Spring bulbs are filling...

Is this £80 mower from Lidl a bargain or best avoided?
The Parkside PRM 1800 A2 corded electric lawn mower is going on sale in the Middle of Lidl from 1 April 2021. It’s a bit of a beast with a...

Which garden solar lights are the most robust?
We put nine garden solar lights through a barrage of tough tests including water and frost resistance, weathering, and a bit of rough treatment to see which survived

9 ways to get your garden guest-ready
With national lockdown easing on the 29 March, making socialising outdoors in groups of six – or with one other household – possible in England, there’s no better time to...

Compost for patio pots of flowers and veg
A great compost helps your plants to thrive, but poor ones leave your plants struggling to grow. Which? Gardening magazine tests composts every year to make sure your pots will...

Top gardening jobs for March
March is the official start of spring and the garden starts to fill with colour as daffodils and other bulbs begin to bloom. There’s plenty of job to do, but...

Best new grow bags for summer veg
Which? Gardening has tested the mostly widely-available grow bags so you can give your plants the best growing conditions. Great plants start with great compost, and this is particularly true...

Top gardening jobs for February
Snowdrops, cyclamen and hellebores are just some of the flowers starting to brighten up our gardens this month. With the extra time at home that lockdown gives us, it’s wonderful...