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Fill Your Garden With Scented Winter Plants

When choosing fragranced winter flowers for a modestly proportioned plot, size really does matter. Hazel Sillver suggests scented shrubs that won’t swamp your space

How To Grow... Nerines

For a stunning late-autumn display nerines are hard to beat, says Anne Swithinbank

Last Call To Winter Prune

Cut back trees and shrubs for spring growth, says Ruth

In The Palm Of Your Hand...

Toby picks up an exotic Chusan palm for free

How To Grow Acacia Dealbata

Light up the late winter garden with the Australian wattle, says Anne Swithinbank

Up The Garden Path

There’s much more to paths than just a structure to get you from A to B. Martyn Cox explains how a path can enhance your garden or even be a feature in its own right

For The Love Of Lichens

Val looks at the importance of lichens and how these composite organisms benefit the environment.

Fresh Greens By The Tray

Home-grown salads have never been easier, says Bob

Clearing Perennials Of Tangled Weed Roots

Ruth “cleanses” a plant closely entwined with a weed

How Long Can We Keep Our Old Packets Of Seed?

Toby looks at ways to find out if seed is viable and recalls how a 32,000-year-old seed was brought back to life

Garden Of Many Parts

Good fortune and hard work have come together to create a garden for all reasons behind Dave and Prue Moon’s home on the edge of a housing estate in Somerset.

For Bolder Borders Choose Dahlias

Incredibly varied and versatile yet surprisingly easy, colourful dahlias are a must-have flower for the summer garden. If you’re unsure which to choose, Louise Curley unearths the best options for different situations.

This Week It's Onion Sets

They are among the easiest veg to grow yourself, but which ones will beat supermarket onions in the taste test? Graham reveals his top of the crops

What Are Plug Plants?

It’s time to order these easy-growing gems, says Ruth

A Rockery Favourite

Ruth shows you how to add aubrietia to the garden

Life In The Fast Lane

Growing potatoes is easy – until you try to do it quickly. Then it requires skill, equipment and cunning, says Toby

Plant Climbers To Create Walls Of Colour And Scent

Whether used to cover fences or as focal points in borders or patio pots, climbing plants can be a treat for both the eyes and nose, says Hazel Sillver

This Week It's Pieris

For a shrub with year-round interest, pick a pieris, says Graham Rice. Here are the ones to choose

Springtime Soil

Now is the time to get the ground tip-top, says Peter

This Week It's French Marigolds

With vibrant blooms that threaten to outshine the sun, which varieties of this long-flowering half-hardy annual make it onto Graham’s list?

Houseplants Keep You Healthy

Ruth looks at how plants and people can help each other

Plan For Double The Colour Next Spring

Tamsin has pots of colourful ideas for spring bulb planting

Bakker bulbs

Leading bulb company teams up with the Dutch masters of garden colour

Growing Dutch

A showcase for European bulb breeders for almost 70 years, Keukenhof is a must-visit,

A Big Harvest In A Little Space

Ruth sings the praises of her productive patio veg pots

Soft Fruit Is Hard To Beat

Got a gap in the garden? Fill it with soft fruit, urges Bob.

Vine Time For Moving

Martyn provides a clinging hydrangea vine with a more appealing home

It's Time To... Give Ponds An Autumn MOT

Don’t wait to clear out your pond – you’ll only regret it later! Do it this month, with a little help from Tamsin Hope Thomson’s foolproof how-to guide.

Warm Up Winter With Camellias

Hardy, gorgeous, early flowering and relatively trouble-free, camellias are the ideal choice for the colder months – and now is the perfect time to plant them, says Camilla Phelps

Stalwart Shrubs For Long-Lasting Winter Pots

Versatile and dependable, shrubs are a must for creating containers in the colder months. Tamsin Hope Thomson offers ideas that will brighten the garden from now until spring