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The lovely summer sunshine can present watering challenges in the garden. Here are five ways to see your garden through a dry spell.

Vicki Cooke explores a few historical plants that have been enjoyed in the garden and as edible flowers, including courgettes, marigolds and nasturtiums.

For Geoff Stonebanks, his garden is everything. He shares it with visitors to raise vital funds for charity, but it’s also his safe place. Here he offers some of his personal techniques.

Forget about long distance travel this summer, instead make the most of your garden and use it as the perfect staycation destination says Debi Holland

Five great foliage plants to grow to your garden, including hostas, heuchera, begonias, ferns and ivy.

Phew what a scorcher! Hot weather and low rainfall has taken its toll on our gardens. Can we prepare our gardens for climate change.

Martyn Cox continues his helpful grow-your-own advice with some seasonal summer tips.

Herbal teas are a fantastic way to enjoy home-grown herbs, Debi Holland offers some sage advice on how to grow your own tea garden.

Prise the kids away from their screens and give them a reason to get outside into nature. Debi Holland has lots of ideas

Gardening in a small space can be a challenge. Award winning gardener Geoff Stonebanks shares his tricks and tips.

Top tips on dealing with drought in the garden in hot weather, including watering advice for lawns, containers, shrubs and trees.

Courgette flowers are edible and delicious. Make them the centre piece of your summer lunch menu with this recipe from cookery writer Max Clark.

If you are starting out in gardening, or just want to extend your growing range to the windowsill or window box, herbs are a great place to start says Jean Vernon.

With a little care and attention you can keep all your herbs, fruit and vegetables at the peak of perfection, Martyn Cox offers some timely advice

This year’s RHS Hampton Court Flower Show is awash with fabulous flowers, perfect plants and simply glorious gardens, here are five favourites

If you thought spring was busy in the garden, Geoff Hodge shows you how to slow down a bit for summer.

The smaller gardens at RHS Hampton Court 2022 were simply delightful. Jean Vernon explores some of these amazing spaces.

Sometimes it’s the little things that make a garden. And where better to glean some creative, fresh new ideas than the gardens at RHS Hampton Court.

Flower Shows are never the same year on year. Of course the gardens are different but there are always new innovations. Jean Vernon shares a few highlights from this year’s show.

Flowers in pots provide instant colour to a drab spot in the garden. Here are 5 plants you can’t go wrong with.

My 5 top plants at Driftwood that give the garden that ‘Wow’ factor and certainly give me more bang for my bucks too. What’s more they flower well too!