Jo Kirby

Slugs and snails exasperate gardeners everywhere. The only effective chemical control has been banned and its replacement is still relatively untested and has its own environmental issues. And now the RHS says that we should treat slugs and snails as 'garden visitors'. What is going on? The Good Slug Guide explains why conventional controls often fail, what slugs and snails...

How do artists create different effects when painting? The medium they choose—such as oil, watercolour, or egg tempera—plays an important part. So too does the material they paint on, the pigments used, and even the type of brush. Using examples from the National Gallery Collection, Jo Kirby shows how a painting is made and reveals the processes behind an array...