At the time, I had a small raised bed, about two metres square. I needed a variety that would suit a small garden, and I stumbled across a rather unique type: the patty pan squash. It was a real ...

Martha Stewart, one of the foremost American experts on domestic pursuits, knows a thing or two about planning a garden.

Together with trowel and digging fork, a high-quality spade is the best workhorse in your garden. It is good at moving tiny mounds of dirt from here to there, digging holes for flowers and plants, ...