Features and Advice

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

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

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.

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

For more drama and impact in your summer baskets and containers choose your plants with care.

If you are new to gardening and want to grow something that is not just really easy but also extremely rewarding, begonia ‘Apricot Shades’ is the plant for you.

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

Some of the most popular summer plants for hanging baskets, pots and containers are fuchsias.

When you want flower power in your pots and planters, choose petunias. These fabulous plants will create an amazing display all summer long.

Add some exotic colour to your pots and planters this season with a fabulous agapanthus plant.

Geoff Stonebanks tell us about his love of Fuchsias and the varieties he grows at his Driftwood garden.

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

The colourful red bracts of the poinsettia have become a festive favourite. Here are some tips to keep your plants looking fabulous for weeks on end.