Thorngrove’s head gardener, Chris Francis, gives his tips for what to do this month… *Prepare vegetable seed beds. At the same time, start some seeds off under cover. * Protect blossoms on apricot …

The well-known Orchard Park garden centre in Gillingham has been sold to a large company – and the site now looks to expand. Guernsey-based Blue Diamond, Britain’s third largest garden centre operator, has …