Pots
How to grow salvias - the ultimate guide to growing this versatile and colourful flower and the best types to use
These popular, high-impact summer flowers come in a wide range of forms and colours and are designer favourites as well as magnets for bees and butterflies
An exotic meadow container pot evoking the walled garden at Benton End
Inspired by the gardens at Benton End, garden maker James Horner suggests a fresh container arrangement to capture the essence of summer
Want more dahlias for free? Multiply your flowers fast with this little-known technique
Tim Stretton, head of gardens at Mounton House, explains exactly how to take cuttings from dahlia plants so you can increase the number of dahlias you have in your garden this summer
Beautiful vintage container planting ideas for early summer from Cedric Morris’ famous garden at Benton End
Garden maker James Horner uses lush foliage and delicate coloured blooms for a fresh container combination at Benton End in Suffolk, the former home of artist-plantsman Cedric Morris
A pot using Benton irises for the garden, designed by Benton End's garden maker
Garden maker James Horner uses lush foliage and delicate coloured blooms for a fresh container combination at Benton End in Suffolk, the former home of artist-plantsman Cedric Morris
Bring spring colour to the garden with the vibrant pot design from expert garden maker James Horner
James Horner, garden maker at Benton End, the one-time home of the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris, suggests this arrangements in a basket to celebrate spring
Discover how to make this stunning spring pot using powder blues and peachy oranges
Get tips on how to make this beautiful spring celebration pot from expert garden maker James Horner at Benton End
Here's a houseplant you definitely won't kill: how to to care for and propagate sansevieria, or snake plant
Sansevieria, or the snake plant, is an almost indestructible houseplant that is creeping out of the shadows to take centre stage. Illustration Patrick Morgan
An easy way to bring colour and style to your spring garden with this vibrant flower pot recipe
James Horner, garden maker at Benton End, the one-time home of the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris, suggests this colourful arrangement to celebrate spring
The compost guide: best compost for potting and more
Compost - so many different types for different jobs in the garden. We break things down into a handy list and round up some of the best composts for seeds, potting, houseplants and the garden.
Spring beauty in a pot: a stunning plant pot design you can plant up at home from designer Jo Thompson
Award-winning designer Jo Thompson's container-planting series continues with this early spring flower combination using Narcissus and Scilla. Words Jo Thompson, photographs Jason Ingram
How to propagate houseplants - an easy and cheap guide to growing your houseplant collection
Expert house growers Maddie and Alice Bailey explain how to propagate your houseplants using stem cuttings
Give your containers autumn style with the help of designer Jo Thompson's hellebore and euonymus designs
Designer Jo Thompson creates this stylish display using hellebores and euonymus to see you through the colder months
A great planted pot for winter and autumn using succulents with architectural texture
Designer Jo Thompson creates a stylish display to see you through the colder months using aloe and other succulents
You can grow beautiful bulbs in your house over winter by 'forcing' them - here's how to do it
Forcing bulbs is a way to manipulate spring bulbs so that they flower early, bringing a much-needed burst of colour into the home during the winter months. Try these bulb combinations to learn how to force bulbs yourself. Images by Jason Ingram
Alternatives to a Christmas tree
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
A warming winter pot for wildlife using Cornus alba and cotoneaster
Designer Jo Thompson offers a stylish display to see you through the colder months. Photographs Jason Ingram
Discover how to make this beautiful autumnal pot design idea with tones and textures using Heucherella from expert Jo Thompson
A pot with autumn foliage and colours from designer Jo Thompson perfect for the season
Pastels in the shade: a late summer pot with a soft colour combination through autumn
From cool pastels and foliage to hot colours, designer Jo Thompson creates three stylish container combinations for autumn. Words Jo Thompson, photographs Jason Ingram
A meadow-inspired pot display from Jo Thompson for late-summer into autumn
From cool pastels and foliage to hot colours, designer Jo Thompson creates a stylish container combination for autumn
Late summer warmth | A late-summer pot arrangement using Molinia caerulea and dahlias
Cottesbrooke’s head gardener Jenny Barnes combines well-established plants with bold foliage and rich colours to create a container display to help summer slide into autumn. Words Jenny Barnes, photographs Richard Bloom
An old steel bathtub planter sets out a pretty woodland display using Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'
Award-winning designer Jo Thompson offers container-planting inspiration with this idea for a pot display for high summer
A graceful planter of purple hues using rosemary, lavender and lemon verbena
Award-winning designer Jo Thompson offers container-planting inspiration with this idea for a pot display for high summer
10 of the best bathroom plants
Here are ten low-maintenance plants that will thrive in your bathroom.