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My delphinium dilemma

I don’t want to lose them this late in the game, says Ruth

Going green

Toby doffs his cap to some of the most important plants he will be sowing in late summer: his precious green manures

Get sizeable returns with Compact Michaelmas daisies

How do you ensure these autumn favourites are a hit rather than a flop? By choosing shorter varieties that can stand up to wind and rain, says Graham Rice

Get busy this bank holiday

Ruth runs through an impressive list of long-weekend tasks

Can I help my greenhouse toms?

Can I help my greenhouse toms?

For Movement, Shape And Colour Try Glorious Grasses

Graceful, undemanding and easy to fit into any garden, grasses are the perfect partners to perennial flowers. Isn’t it time you gave them a go, says Tamsin Westhorpe

Please... do not disturb!

Christopher Lloyd looks at the plants that prefer to be left alone to look after themselves

Late-summer lawn care

Keep mowing, weeding and treating grass, says Ruth

Growing trees from seeds

Anne Swithinbank's masterclass on: tree seedlings

Preparing for the autumn

Autumn prep means new jobs to think about, says Ruth

Moths in decline

There are far fewer moths than there used to be, says Val

More fruitful summers?

New containers could solve crop loss, says Peter

Salad days

Make sure you are well supplied with salad veggies to see you comfortably through to winter, says Bob

Keeping Your Roses Happy

Ruth makes sure her plants stay healthy into autumn

How To Repot A Prickly Cactus

Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: potting on a cactus

Large flowered roses

Arthur Hellyer, MBE, VMH, concludes his choice of the finest large-flowered rose varieties

Talking tomatoes

His precious toms have gone quiet, and as Toby tries to talk them back into action he fears he may go bananas…

Keep harvests for longer

Clever bagging and boxing can help you hang on to your harvests for months, as Bob explains his best-kept secrets

Picking fruit at the top of the tree

Tim Rumball explains how to make sure you retrieve your fruit crop successfully

Take cuttings successfully

Following a few easy ‘rules’ will give you the best results

Add a touch of the exotic with South African plants

The Rainbow Nation is home to a diverse selection of plants, many of which – given the right care – will be surprisingly at home in UK gardens, says Louise Curley

For non-stop daisies, choose Argyranthemums

Single or double in white, pink, yellow, red and more, if you want gap-filling blooms from summer into autumn, you’d better make it marguerites, says Graham Rice

A flying visit

There’s an unexpected visitor for Val during lockdown

A Berry Easy Way To Propagate

Ruth uses strawberry runners to make some new plants

Reignite late-summer borders with Smouldering colours

Choose trans-seasonal flowers and foliage in berry and jewel tones, and they won’t lose their sparkle as the season morphs into autumn, as Louise Curley explains

Large-flowered roses

Arthur Hellyer, MBE, VMH, describes his choice of the finest large-flowered (hybrid tea) varieties available

Perfume a patio with Night-scented flowers

As evening falls, add another dimension to a seating area courtesy of moth-pleasing flowers that fragrance the air. Graham Rice selects the balmiest of bedtime blooms

Lacy and lovely PeeGee hydrangeas

For fabulous flowers without the faff, these paniculatas are ideal. Ideal for any size of garden, it's little wonder they are more popular than ever, says Graham Rice

What ails my oleander?

Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: underperforming oleander

Pond pondering

Something green and ghastly has taken hold of a friend’s pond – and Toby has been called in to help grapple with it