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Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby' and Lobelia 'Tania'
Bulbs

Summer bulbs: the best summer bulbs to plant in spring

Sweet peas
Plants

Sweet peas: Growing tips and where to buy the best range of seeds

Digitalis purpurea Albiflora
Plants

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

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Dahlia combination photographed byMaayke de Ridder
Summer

Dahlias: How to plant, grow and care for dahlias

Rosa gallica ‘Versicolor’ (rosa mundi)
Summer

Eight stunning roses from a designer's garden

R. ‘Alchymist’
Plants

Roses from Sissinghurst: 15 of the best

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

10 facts you probably didn't know about poppies
Plants

Ten facts you probably didn’t know about poppies

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P commutatum Ladybird
Planting ideas

Papaver: the best poppies for your garden

Lobelia x speciosa ‘Red Demon’. A new, red cultivar with very large flowers that is not yet widely available. Barry Clarke admits it is not the most vigorous but deems it an improvement on the ever popular L. cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’. 1m.
Flowers

Lobelia: choosing and growing the best lobelia

Ornamental grasses: Calamagrostis emodensis
Autumn

The best ornamental grasses to grow

Abutilon 'Wakehurst'
Summer

Abutilon: how to grow, overwinter and the best abutilon for the garden

Pennisetum orientale 'Tall Tails'
Plants

Pennisetum for late summer borders

Marina Christopher/Phoenix Perennials Nurseryman's Choice - September (23rd September 2015)
Plants

10 recommended plants for late-summer colour