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Seasonal highlights

Inspiration and planting ideas for the gardening year. Plan ahead or discover new plants and projects to consider now

Autumn

Eye-catching trees, planting bulbs and cutting back
An illustration showing the plants used in a bold design for a late summer border by gardener Andrea Brusendorf
Planting ideas

Late summer planting plan using tried and tested plants

Helleborus torquatus
Plants

Species hellebores: the best for your garden

Waxwing eating a rowan berry
Plants

Plants for birds: Top plants to feed the birds

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Winter

Flashes of colour, striking seed heads and structural planting
Erythronium caucasicum
Plants

Plants for February

Galanthus plicatus 'Golden Fleece'
Bulbs

Yellow snowdrops? Yes, they do exist – and come at a high price

Irish snowdrops
Winter

Irish snowdrops: which snowdrops to grow

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Spring

Brighter days, seed sowing and blossom
Forde Abbey's tulip display
Gardens to visit

Best places to propose: pop the question in a garden

Digitalis purpurea Albiflora
Plants

Sowing biennials: how and when to sow and which to grow

National Trust Vierno Bird Feeder
Gardens

How to attract birds to your garden

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Summer

Long, warm days and a garden in full bloom
Dahlia combination photographed byMaayke de Ridder
Summer

Dahlias: How to plant, grow and care for dahlias

Digitalis at The Botanic Nursery (June 2016)
Plants

The best foxgloves to grow

Wildflower meadow in Transylvania, Romania. Photo by Richard Bloom
Features

The meadowlands of Romania

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What to grow in February
How to...

What to plant in February

Plant hardiness rating
Plants

Plant hardiness ratings explained

Variety of flowers seed packet
Plants

The best places to buy seeds online

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