Cosmos are one of the easiest, most rewarding flowers you can grow in your garden. Their simple, open flowers have a friendly, smiley, summery demeanor and can be planted in beds, borders, pots and containers all around your garden with simply stunning results.
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Which annuals should I grow?
Debi Holland shares her love of garden annuals and suggests five fabulous annuals to grow in your garden
Five great grasses for containers
You don’t need a grass garden to appreciate the beauty of these useful plants, says Neil Lucas of Knoll Gardens.
What do I do about autumn leaves?
Whatever your feelings about the autumn tidy up, there is one job that does need getting on with – clearing away all those fallen autumn leaves.
Make the most of your staycation garden
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.
Keep your veg garden productive
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
Can I grow flowers with my veg?
Debi Holland offers five reasons why flowers are good to grow in among your veg.
Mindfulness for gardeners
If you have access to a garden, you have an open door to reach a little deeper into its offerings and calm you mind, body and spirit, explains Debi Holland
Grow attractive edibles
In his Grow-Your-Own feature Martyn Cox recommends plants that look good and taste great.
How can I create some privacy in my garden?
Jean Vernon suggests some inspiring and simple ways to create some privacy in your garden
What’s seasonal in the late summer garden?
Tamsin Westhorpe reminds us why September is a month to savour and celebrate. Late flowering perennials and seasonal fruit take her fancy.
Winning with Flower Power – The Flower Power difference
Jean Willis started feeding her plants and garden with Flower Power and the results were so amazing that she was approached by a Britain in Bloom Judge to enter, and she won!
My Flower Power Story
Expert gardener Martin Fish has been working in the garden industry for more than forty years. He has been using Richard’s Flower Power plant food in his garden on a wide range of flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Extending the grow-your-own season
Early September is the time to crack on with harvesting tomatoes, courgettes, peppers and other tender vegetables & fruit that you’ve been growing outside.
How to harvest, ripen and store your produce
After months of hard work, it’s time to reap the rewards of your labour. Martyn Cox helps you harvest, ripen and store your vegetables
What bulbs can I plant now for spring interest?
Debi Holland chooses Five Autumn Bulbs for Spring Colour
What is companion planting?
Some plants offer additional benefits when grown in close proximity with others. Jean Vernon explores
How to really enjoy your garden
Geoff Stonebanks learns ways to enjoy his garden in lockdown and offers his hard earned advice. In a ‘normal’ year, Geoff Stonebanks opens his summer garden to hundreds of visitors, offering copious refreshments including tea, cakes and even lunch and afternoon teas. This year, the garden has been closed, giving Geoff a time to stand back and take stock.
Drought tolerant plants for your garden
If hot weather, dry soil and sunny spells are wreaking havoc in your garden then choose plants that have adapted to hotter and dry conditions.
How to harvest, ripen and increase your garden bounty
How to harvest, ripen and increase your garden bounty, Martyn Cox helps you make the most of your garden edibles with some timely GYO advice.
Does Flower Power Plant Food really work?
Award winning garden designer Geoff Stonebanks reveals his most asked visitor question and explains why, for him, Flower Power has become indispensable.
My Flower Power Story – Our Magic Potion
Susan and Keith Wells were gifted Flower Power by a grateful neighbour, now they use it in their garden and call it their Magic Potion
My Flower Power story
Flower Power helped us win three garden competitions this season, says award winning garden owners Alex Redfern and Joe Shannon
Five Fab Sussex Gardens
The rolling Sussex countryside overflows with garden inspiration. Here are five exceptional gardens to explore. Research now and compile your ‘must visit’ garden’s wish list for this season
How can I grow crops out of season?
Vicki Cooke, kitchen garden keeper at the Royal Hampton Court Palace, reveals some historical tricks of the trade to force plants into growth out of season
Birds literally flock to my garden
Watching the garden birds is a wonderful way to lift your spirits at any time of year. Michele Green invites us into her garden.
Should I winter prune my wisteria?
Tamsin Westhorpe explains how winter pruning wisteria now will encourage more May flowers
Book Review – At West Dean
Richard Jackson reveals his favourite gardening book of the year.
My Flower Power Story – Spectacular flowers on a budget
It might be October, but one garden in the West midlands is still a riot of colour thanks to the hard work of Dennis Amos and his garden helpers, plus the unrivalled vigor of his new plant food, Flower Power. New Convert Dennis is the first to admit that he used to use a popular […]
Are blackberries worthy garden plants?
Vicki Cooke extols the virtues of the humble blackberry.