Plant profiles

Trees

Big or small, a tree offers shelter, shade and year-round interest

Close up of gardener holding four cooking apples close to his chest

Expert tips for growing apples from Gravetye Manor

noble fir 007

How to buy the best Christmas tree

Sassafras albidum sapling. Photo Maayke De Ridder

The best trees for autumn colour

Malus Evereste

The best crab apple trees for colour and form

RHS GARDEN, WISLEY, SURREY: FLOWERS OF YELLOW MAGNOLIA X BROOKLYNENSIS HATTIE CARTHAN - SPRING, BLOSSOM

The best yellow magnolias for gardens of all sizes

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Shrubs

Climbers, scented flowers and stand-out foliage for gardens of all sizes

Echinops bannaticus

24 key plants from the garden at Hauser and Wirth Art Gallery in Somerset

Autumn leaves of the Downy Japanese Maple -Acer japonicum Aconitifolium-, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

The best hardy woody plants for a cold climate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

The best flowering dogwoods for year-round interest

English Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia Elizabeth

Favourite lavenders for a low maintenance garden

A photograph of Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'

Choosing the best daphne for year-round colour and scent

Decorative Ivy

The best decorative ivies for the garden

Flowers

From bulbs to grasses and everything in between

PENSTEMON BLACKBIRD AT MARWOOD HILL GARDENS NORTH DEVON

Special offer – Penstemon Collection

Cynoglossum seeds

Remember to sow your Chinese forget-me-not

Pelargonium Blackman Beauty

20% off pelargonium collections from Woottens

P commutatum Ladybird

Papaver

Bunch of sweet peas. Lathyrus odoratus 'Bouquet Crimson', 'North Shore', 'Bouquet Navy', 'Pip's Maroon', 'Millenium' and 'Richard and Judy'

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Rose Garden at Mottisfont Abbey Hampshire

Reader holiday: The English Rose Tour, 11-14 June 2019

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Autumn colour

Warm tones and bright berries for Autumn colour

This easy-to-make recipe for onion bahjees uses chickpea flour and spices

Garden recipe: Onion bahjees

golden beets freshly harvested raw on rustic wood background

Garden recipe: Golden beetroot soup

Whitburgh

An innovative take on the contemporary

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