I guess that there is not a gardener in the country who does not suffer from the predations of slugs or snails at some stage of the year. They certainly dominate all queries I receive about garden ...

THE French have known for generations that garlic and snails make a perfect gastronomic combination but now scientists have shown garlic also doubles up as an excellent snail repellent for the garden.

AFTER a trip round the open gardens in Poppleton last month, and the sight of a tremendous display of hostas in one of the gardens, I decided to give these plants another go. There was a space in a ...