Peonies are the must-have flower of the summer. Create the wow-factor in your garden with these fabulous, flamboyant flowers.
Perennials
Top 10 plants for beginners
Martyn Cox guides you through ten of his (almost) foolproof favourite plants for beginner gardeners.
Tidying the garden in autumn
Martyn Cox has some advice on how your unruly autumn plot can easily be tamed within a few hours, leaving it in great shape until spring.
Ornamental garden grasses
Grasses really can be great garden plants and the most wonderful thing about them is that they need very little investment by way of time and effort according to Neil Lucas.
How to move garden plants
Sometimes plants don’t like where you planted them, or you simply change your mind. It’s OK to move them, Martyn Cox explains.
Grow fabulous hellebores
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.
Fabulous Hellebores
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.
What are annual, biennial and perennial plants?
Martyn Cox unravels the difference.
Foxgloves for the garden
Have you ever wondered about growing foxgloves in your garden? Vicki Cooke unravels some of the myths and magic of these wonderful plants
Patio cottage garden plants
If you fancy the look and feel of a real cottage garden, but are a bit short on space, Michael Perry has some suggestions.
Five perennials to plant and forget
Perennials come in every size and for every garden situation, and most of them do well without too much special care, but some are particularly forgiving.