GARDENING

Gardener, Gareth Austin, continues his regular slot on the Mark Patterson Show, every Wednesday at ten past four.

Mark and Gareth take a trip to a new community garden on a squally November day.

How to plant for a wet garden, and the reason all those signs used to say "stay off the grass".

Mark garden gets off to a slow start as he takes up Gareth's winter seed planting challenge. Seedling Challenge pictures

Mark takes up the challenge of winter seed planting - and all the usual questions.

Gareth sets a winter seed planting challenge to take the pressure off next spring.

Gareth deals with allotments, bulbs, and the problems of rushes.

Sunflowers, weather, and moss. Gareth deals with questions about them all.

How gardeners can deal with autumn storms, and some advice on broad beans.

Advice on what to do with your fallen leaves, and how to keep your hydrangea pink.

Gareth offers advice on ballooning roses, and jobs for the autumn.

With autumn leaves on the ground, Gareth investigates home composting.

Gareth offers his thoughts on lawn care and nicotine.

Gareth has been having some trouble making jam.

Questions from Jack, Alex, Mary, David, Mrs Brown, and Betty, keep Gareth busy.

Gareth diagnoses a listener's blackened beans, and considers David's flowery pumpkins.

Is it too late to plant a few crops for the garden? And some thoughts on whether organic food really is any better for you.

Plants for free! Gareth offers advice on cuttings.

Gareth gets busy, attracting butterflies, and dealing with sawfly.

Taking care of your lawn in the summer time, and advice on pest control.

Gareth attempts to solve the perplexing riddle of the fluff.

John is sitting in a carpark dreaming of his garden. But he's bothered by withered patches in his lawn.

As the heat of summer arrives in the north west, Gareth offers advice on combatting greenfly and whitefly.

20 May

Summer is on the way, and it's time to prepare the garden against blight, fungus, blackspot, and rust! Plus - the secret weapon against an infestation of caterpillars.

13 May

What's the best way to reseed wildflowers such as bluebells in your garden? And a little advice on hanging baskets.

6 May

In a rainy and windy May, Gareth has advice for working in the garden in the wet... and how do you attract a robin to your garden?

Essential tasks for May

22 April

Gareth has advice for Lucy on railway sleepers, and why this is the best time of the year to plant your vegetables.

BBC Dig in Campaign

15 April

How to be tough to be kind to your roses, why there is a rose out there for everyone, and the merits of the plants that thrive on neglect.

Growing roses

8 April

Planting rhubarb and a few more ideas for your vegetable garden.

Planting rhubarb advice

1 April

Gareth dispels some of the myths about growing tomatoes, and some advice on finding rocks.

What to do in the garden in April

25 March

Some inspiration and advice for growing your own strawberries and sprouts. And a few ideas to create habitats for our wildlife.

Grow your own strawberries

18 March

It's time to cut the grass for the first time of the year, what to feed it, and Gareth has some advice on low maintenance gardening.

How to improve your lawn

11 March

Succulent strawberries, juicy raspberries and crunchy apples... It's time to start planting thinking about fruit for the summer. Gareth offered some thoughts.

How to grow fruit

4 March

The daffodils and tulips are bringing a scent of spring. And Gareth is back after one of the coldest winters in many years, with advice on vegetable seeds, pruning, lawns, and soil pests.

SEEDLING CHALLENGE

Watch Mark Patterson's garden grow - and check out the full list of Gareth's seeds for the year.

SEEDLING CHALLENGE

Watch Mark Patterson's garden grow - and check out the full list of Gareth's seeds for the year.

A GARDENING YEAR

Spring, summer, autumn, winter! All of Gareth's advice and counsel from 2008 is still available here!

GARDENING WEATHER

Check out the latest weather forecast here.