Features and Advice

Hellebore winter flowers are the winter wonders of the garden. These beautiful plants have stunning winter flowers and are a beacon of wonder in the coldest months.

Announcing the winners of our summer photo competition. Thank you to everyone who entered.

One of the popular sections in the Great Pavilion at RHS Chelsea 2021 is the RHS Plant of the Year. For 2021 there were 18 plants on the shortlist.

Martyn Cox helps demystify gardening with his friendly and accessible advice.

Geoff Hodge offers some timely advice on planning and planting in autumn for seasonal interest

Rose expert Michael Marriott offers tips and advice on choosing and planting roses.

Use grasses to bring alive the late summer garden. Neil Lucas from Knoll Gardens in Dorset selects five great late summer grasses for your garden

Plan ahead for a fabulous spring display by planting bulbs

Geoff Hodge shares some hints and tips to make more of your garden plants and save some money by growing something for nothing – or just about!

Jean Vernon’s guide on five summer flowering plants that will attract bees to your garden.

Many garden plants have exquisite perfume and fragrance. Jean Vernon picks five plants that you can grow for summer scent.

Plants have played a vital role in our health for centuries, Debi Holland explains.

How to keep your roses looking their best with rose expert Michael Marriott.

It’s easy to get more plants in your garden for free. Jean Vernon picks out five of her favourite self-seeding plants.

Debi Holland shares her love of garden annuals and suggests five fabulous annuals to grow in your garden

You can fill your garden with masses of colour, drama and variety by buying mail-order plug plants. Martyn Cox offers some seasonal advice on how to grow plug plants.

For fabulous beds and borders, choose RHS AGM award winning grasses to grow in your garden.

Grow nasturtiums – these easy garden flowers create an amazing splash of colour all summer long

Hello blossom! Plantsman Andy McIndoe picks some of his spring blossom favourites. These are all small trees suitable for most gardens.

Choose camellias for large, striking flowers that light up the garden from the depths of winter into spring.

If you want more value for your money choose to grow garden perennials.

Growing plants from seed is one of the most satisfying things you can do in gardening.