Gardening how tos

Discover the jobs you should be undertaking in the garden this month with the help of garden writer Aaron Bertelsen. Illustration Alice Pattullo

Looking for plants that won't get munched by slugs? Instead of using slug controls, why not grow plants that the molluscs just don't like? Here's 38 to choose from

Floral artist and dried flower expert Bex Partridge explain how best to dry flowers

Make your garden attractive to vital pollinators with these suggestions of plants that butterflies love

The invention of plastic changed how we gardened forever. Now it is everywhere, here's why we need to deal carefully with our plastic usage and how to get closer to a zero waste garden. llustration Vicki Turner

July is mainly a month of maintenance, of watering, feeding and pruning, as well as a time to pause and take pleasure in your achievements. Here's what to do in the garden this month. Words Aaron Bertelsen, illustration Alice Pattullo

Discover some of the best July flowers and plants including a graceful daylily and a dwarf, claret sunflower. Photographs Jason Ingram

Garden designer James Alexander-Sinclair gives his advice and tips on how to include a meadow in your garden

In the heatwave, make sure you're watering your plants at the right time of day

Loved for their showy spheres, alliums have long been stalwarts of late spring, but now new introductions are extending the party through summer. Our summer-flowering allium grow guide explains the best varieties to grow, how to care for them and where to plant.

Sissinghurst’s head gardener Troy Scott Smith guides us through the jobs that he and his team do in summer. Images by John Campbell

Peonies offer voluptuous blooms to grace your garden from late spring until July. Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall and Claire Austin give tips on how to grow these alluring flowers

Ever wondered how companion planting might help your vegetables and deter pests? Here expert grower Matthew Biggs breaks down the companion planting myths and explains how the system works

Plant experts Matthew Biggs and John Hoyland explain how to do the 'Hampton Hack' technique and highlight the plants that benefit from it.

For fast-growing, seasonal colour in your garden that won’t cost a fortune and is fun to grow, one of the easiest things to do is sow some annuals from seed

Head gardener Benjamin Pope explains what you should be planting in June. Illustration by Claire Harrup

The Plantlife campaign No Mow May has ended, but how do you protect all the wildlife that has got used to your long grass?

Wisteria needs to be pruned twice a year to keep it in good shape and to ensure abundant flowers. Here's how to do it. Photographs by Gavin Kingcome.

Vegetable gardener and chef Aaron Bertelsen writes on how a kitchen garden grows. Illustration by Alice Pattullo

Head gardener Benjamin Pope explains what you should be planting in May. Illustration by Claire Harrup

Having healthy soil can help the climate. Here the Land Gardeners, Henrietta Courtauld and Bridget Elworthy, explain how to maintain good soil health. Words Kendra Wilson, photographs Claire Takacs

The box caterpillar, or box tree caterpillar, can devastate box plants in a matter of days. Here's how to deal with it.

English bluebells are one of the highlights of spring. Here's how to grow them in your own garden – and how to differentiate between English and Spanish bluebells.

Discover which flowers and vegetables to plant in April with the help of head gardener Benjamin Pope