Plants

Struggling with slugs eating your crops? Here are 17 varieties of veg that they won't touch.

Here are the very best dark tulips to grow in the garden, all chosen by experts

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.

These are the very best white tulips to grow in the garden, all chosen by experts

19 cultivars of tulip have been newly awarded an Award of Garden Merit, recommending them to gardeners.

Try something different in your pots this summer, with one of these quirky planting combos.

How to be a savvy shopper at the garden centre, with expert tips on what to avoid buying and what to snap up now.

The internet is awash with advice on house plants beating mould. But are the claims actually true?

We are often advised to mist our houseplants. But is it really necessary?

Don't discard your poinsettia after Christmas – discover the unusual secret to getting your poinsettia to flower again next year.

These pretty, long flowering perennials are loved by pollinators, come in many colours and work well in different styles of garden, from dry schemes to prairie-inspired plots

Designer Katie Guillebaud channels the ebullience of the season with this nature-inspired container idea

Spanish designer Fernando Martos explains why he combines the beauty of Spain's arid landscape with English planting ideas in his dry garden designs. If we're considering climate change, his approach could be a useful one for us to take note of

Discover how to recreate this vibrant planting container, which will look at its best in May

Create a gorgeous early summer container display with designer Katie Guillebaud's easy-to-recreate pot recipe.

Here are 19 gorgeous spring planting combinations, put together by garden designers.

The garden at the Hauser and Wirth gallery in Somerset is a planting installation by garden designer Piet Oudolf called the Oudolf Field. Here you'll find 24 of the key plants that make up the stunning perennial meadow garden.

Flowering trees and shrubs are one of the delights of spring and make wonderful additions to even the smallest of gardens.

Our panel of expert gardeners pick the jobs you should be doing in the garden in May.

Fancy growing something different this season? Top plant sellers and nurseries told us which brand-new, recently introduced or simply fresh-to-their-lists plants they are excited about this year

Ornamental Japanese cherry blossom trees are one of the delights of spring, with their clouds of pink or white blooms.

As summer hits its stride, plantswoman Rosy Hardy picks a rich mix of colours, from a deep-purple clematis to a pink sweet pea and an orange red-hot poker

Looking to add more drought tolerant plants to your garden? Annie Godfrey of Daisy Roots nursery recommends some of the best drought tolerant plants.

There are plenty of colourful plants that will ensure your garden remains fresh and bright throughout summer into autumn. Here are ten plants for late-summer colour, recommended by plantswoman Marina Christopher

Offering evergreen foliage and a year-round supply of fruit, citrus trees are easy to grow, provided you have somewhere to overwinter them

You invest in a Christmas tree and bring it into your home over the festive season. Make sure it's as happy as possible so it lasts for as long as possible

Looking for an alternative to a cut Christmas tree? Here are some attractive conifers that you can grow outdoors in pots all year round, then bring indoors for the festive season

Bring bright, sunny colour to your late-winter garden with the earliest flowers of the year, which will spread to create golden carpets under trees.

The annual Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival in Somerset is the place to be for galanthophiles in February.

Most snowdrops are white, or green and white, but some have yellow markings – and are highly sought after.