Features and Advice

New plants are the lifeblood of horticulture. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year award celebrates the nurseries and breeders developing new varieties and is hotly contested.

Geoff Stonebanks shares his tips for propagating plants for plant sales.

Rose expert Michael Marriott chooses roses that are good for pollinators such as bees.

If your box plants are struggling, we might have the answer to your prayers.

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

Michael Marriott picks his favourite climbing roses to plant at the front of your house.

Houseplants have a range of benefits and here are five houseplants that offer more than just looks and aesthetics.

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

Learn all about spring houseplant care to keep your houseplants in tip-top condition with houseplant addict Debi Holland.

Geoff Hodge puts the NEW Organic Flower Power through its paces and tests it out on his home grown tomatoes.

Fancy some colour in the garden this season? Follow Michael Perry’s advice. Here he takes the pain out of growing plants from seed.

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

Martyn Cox guides you through ten of his (almost) foolproof favourite plants for beginner gardeners.

Take a closer look at the underrated cabbage, says former Hampton Court Kitchen Garden Keeper Vicki Cooke

Grass expert Neil Lucas suggests some fabulous grasses to turn your garden into a winter wonderland.

If you are tight on space and starting out, have a grow with micro-greens. These tiny plants are simply seedlings and their first leaves pack a punch of flavour

Is your festive offering fit for a King or Queen? Just what was on the Christmas table fresh from the garden three hundred years ago?

Here are five houseplants that are easy to grow and hard to kill, including African violet, begonia, coleus, alocasia and hydrangea.

The shops are brimming with some beautiful Christmas houseplants at the moment – but some are better than others. Here’s how to get the pick of the pots.

Geoff Hodge offers his tips and advice on growing festive holly and ivy.

Evergreens come into their own in winter. Make use of smaller ones in pots and containers to bring colour and interest to your garden.

Create some winter structure with beautiful bark and stems. Andy McIndoe reveals his favourite winter trees, including Prunus serrula, Cornus alba & Betula.

Sometimes plants don’t like where you planted them, or you simply change your mind. It’s OK to move them, Martyn Cox explains.