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Bulbs for turf
Brighten lawns, rough grass and meadows with spring flowers. The best ones will push through the grasses to flower year after year
Top Ten Echinaceas
With their big, bold daisy flowers in a range of colours, echinaceas are ideal hardy perennials for meadows, beds, borders and cutting
Sitting pretty
Toby considers the refreshing delights of ant baths that garden birds use to help keep themselves clean
Success with Peruvian lilies
Christopher Lloyd explains how to care for Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids
Gentians on the rocks
Gentians are among the most attractive of rock-garden plants, says Will Ingwersen
Top Ten Buddlejas
If you want a shrub with beautiful flowers that attracts bountiful butterflies choose the butterfly bush, says Graham Rice
Plant your own Black beauties
Whether deep purple, wine red or chocolate, a few plants with dark flowers and foliage can totally transform tired borders, taking them from staid to stylish, says Hazel Sillver
Enjoy Japanese anemones
For beautiful late-flowering perennials that light up shadier areas of your borders, choose Japanese anemones to take your garden into autumn, says Camilla Phelps
Focus on... Growing figs
Fancy a crop with unique ornamental appeal as well as delicious, prolific fruits? Just one year and a south-facing wall is all it takes for figgy delights, says Lucy
Climate chaos
Val looks at the effect climate change is having on birds
Happy harvests
Knowing when to gather crops makes all the difference to taste. Here's to harvests with a smile, says Bob
Wafting into the autumn
Tall verbenas are a worthwhile addition, says Ruth
Saving seeds for next year
Ruth saves money by harvesting homegrown seeds
Project Peat-Free update
So far so good, as flowers and crops benefit, says Ruth
It's been a fruitful week!
Ruth has been propagating and pruning her fruit stock
Keeping lavender in shape
A late summer trim after flowering will keep plants shapely
A final summertime trim
Ruth tidies up her grapevine, trees and wayward shrubs
Newt sensations
Given all the things he’s lost in his garden, Toby is pleased to discover something as precious as his new pond visitor
Dealing with drought
Steve and Val Bradley explain how to plan ahead to help our plants cope with the hot, dry conditions that are becoming more commonplace
Top Ten Best lilies
With thousands of varieties to choose from, lilies provide a range of flower colours, some with scented blooms
Easy plants for a No-fuss August garden
Want to spend less time watering and more time relaxing in a deckchair this month? Resilient, low-maintenance border plants are the answer
Winter Greens
Make the most of the warmth of August to start sowing vegetable seeds and planting seed potatoes to harvest in the months to come
Meadows fit for a king
Val looks at the value of meadows to all kinds of wildlife
Know your onions
Get the most out of your ready-to-harvest onions, and sow some more now for next spring
Sow some prairie beauties
Echinaceas are a must-have perennial
How to get the best toms
Pruning, watering and feeding are essential
Time for the second shift
Ruth clears early summer plants for later varieties
Post-holiday action plan
Prioritise what will keep your garden on track
Not such prickly customers
Cacti and succulents are easy-going to grow and care for
Houseplants inside and out
Regular care will keep them happy all summer