Spring

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

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

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

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

A selection of the best yellow tulips to grow, chosen by gardening experts.

Forgot to plant spring bulbs? Top gardeners and designers pick 9 beautiful spring flowers you can pick up at the garden centre to plant now to add a quick pop of colour.

The best orange, bronze, apricot and peach tulips to grow.

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

Tulip fire is a fungal disease that can affect tulips. Here's expert advice on how to identify it, and what to do if you find it in your garden

Thinking of proposing to your beloved? Why not do it in style and pull off the perfect marriage proposal in one of our pick of beautiful garden venues

Is the correct term for the plural of crocus crocuses or croci? Here's what we found out

If you're looking for inspiration for your next crop of flowers, herbs and vegetables, take a look at our recommended seed suppliers this year

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

John Sales, former head of gardens at the National Trust, recommends 12 of the best snowdrops to grow in your garden. Words Mary Keen.

Lupins give spires of dazzling colour in late spring and early summer, and are once more gaining in popularity. Plant expert John Hoyland shares his advice on growing lupins and recommends the best.

Discover the indestructible varieties that designers, head gardeners and flower growers rely on: the top easy-to-grow, long-lived, pest- and disease-free performers for your garden

Biennials bring colour to spring and summer borders - and are easy to grow from seed. Sissinghurst head gardener Troy Scott-Smith shows how to grow biennials and the best flowers to choose.

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

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

Equally at home in a cottage garden or urban courtyard, stunning in pots and borders, the globe-like flowers of ornamental onions add a welcome dash of early summer drama. Nurseryman John Hoyland is your guide to how to grow alliums, when to plant them, and recommends his favourite varieties.

Despite their reputation for being hard to grow and infuriatingly easy to kill, Eremurus, or foxtail lilies, are spectacular and desirable plants for sunny borders or gravel gardens with well-drained soil

When this vigorous climber is in full bloom, it is a glorious sight to behold. Nurseryman Chris Lane is your guide to how to grow, train and prune wisteria, and recommends his favourite varieties.