Plants advice guides

Foxgloves are a beautiful wildflower that pollinators love. For the great display, look out for our Best Buy varieties

Fuchsias come in innumerable shades and combinations of cream, pink, red and purple.

These showy shrubs herald the start of spring, but which varieties are best

Buying plants and seeds online is a great way to fill your garden with all kinds of flowers and vegetables.

All you need to know about what to look for in a tradesperson and the price you should expect to pay

Dahlias are stars of the late-summer border, with their bold blooms providing a fanfare of colour until the first frosts

Begonias come in a huge array of shapes and colours, and are easy to grow in baskets and patio pots.

Honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, is a classic cottage-garden plant that twines up a support to cover it with sweetly scented blooms

Agapanthus, or African lilies, have the sort of relaxed glamour that evokes memories of summer holidays in sunnier countries.

Osteospermums, also known as African daisies, come in a huge range of colours, and are great for baskets and patio pots or for filling gaps in borders