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Garden flower: choose the right ones

a flower bed in full sun, flowering in autumn

A Sun-Baked Bed That Peaks in Autumn

a border edging in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Border Edging That Flowers All Summer

a rock garden in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Rock Garden That Peaks in Midsummer

a carpet of ground cover in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Carpet of Summer Flowers for Open Ground

a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Patio in Pots, Flowering All Summer

Flowers for the garden

Vegetable patch news

Tatsoi

Tatsoi: your complete salad greens guide

Skirret

Skirret: expert tips and planting advice

Romanesco

Romanesco: varieties, planting and garden uses

Pak choi

Pak choi: your complete kitchen garden guide

Okra

Okra: your complete vegetable patch guide

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Trees and shrubs

Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius

Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius: expert tips and planting advice

Luma apiculata

Luma apiculata: expert tips for growing this evergreen Chilean myrtle

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Edgeworthia chrysantha: expert tips for growing this fragrant shrub

Styrax americanus

Styrax americanus: your complete guide to growing this fragrant shrub

Rhus aromatica

Fragrant sumac: varieties, planting and garden uses

More trees to discover

Houseplant care

Asplenium nidus

Bird’s Nest Fern: your complete indoor plant guide

Adiantum raddianum

Maidenhair fern: your complete indoor plant guide

Polka dot plant with pink spotted leaves in a pot

Polka dot plant: your complete indoor houseplant guide

Scindapsus pictus

Satin Pothos: care guide for tropical foliage houseplants

Syngonium podophyllum

Syngonium podophyllum: your complete indoor plant care guide

More houseplants

The Herb garden

Thymus herba-barona

Thymus herba-barona: expert tips and planting advice

Salvia elegans

Salvia elegans: expert tips for growing elegant sage

Mentha requienii

Mentha requienii: expert tips for growing creeping mint

Mountain mint silvery bracts and flowers

Mountain mint: expert tips and planting advice

Perilla frutescens

Perilla frutescens: varieties, planting and garden uses

Spices and herbs

Roses throughout the garden

Rosa rubiginosa

Rosa rubiginosa: expert tips and planting advice

Rosa moyesii

Rosa moyesii: varieties, planting and garden uses

Rosa glauca

Rosa glauca: varieties, planting and garden uses

Rosa banksiae

Lady Bank’s Rose: varieties, planting and garden uses

Stop feeding your roses in late summer – here's why

Stop feeding your roses in late summer – here’s why

With and without thorns, more roses here

Bulbs and Rhizome flowers

Sparaxis tricolor

Sparaxis tricolor: expert tips for growing harlequin flowers

Babiana stricta

Babiana stricta: expert tips for growing this striking spring bulb

Allium schubertii

Allium schubertii: your complete guide to growing this dramatic ornamental

Zephyranthes candida

Zephyranthes candida: your complete guide to growing fairy lilies

Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata: your complete orchid growing guide

Peel more layers off these onions here

Orchard Secrets

Ziziphus jujuba

Jujube: varieties, planting and garden uses

Eriobotrya japonica

Loquat: varieties, planting and garden uses

Asimina triloba

Pawpaw: varieties, planting and garden uses

Clusters of ripe blueberries hanging in deep purple abundance on a green leafed bush

Why Blueberry Bushes Are Taking Over Kitchen Gardens — And Deserve To

Close-up of ripe figs hanging heavily on a branch, skin splitting slightly at the base

How to Tell When Figs Are Truly Ripe — The Signs Most Gardeners Miss

Fruits and fruit tree care

Vine plants for the garden

a wall or pergola to clothe in full sun, flowering in summer

Clothing a Sun-Baked Wall and Pergola in Summer Flower

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus: your complete climbing vine guide

Lapageria rosea

Lapageria rosea: expert tips for growing Chile’s national flower

Billardiera longiflora

Billardiera longiflora: expert tips for growing this exotic vine

Schisandra chinensis

Schisandra chinensis: expert tips for growing this Asian vine

Reach new knowledge here

Citrus growing secrets

Citrus meyeri

Citrus meyeri: expert tips and container growing advice

Close-up of a split lemon on the branch showing cracked rind and exposed flesh in summer

Why citrus fruit splits on the branch in summer — and how to stop it

Close-up of green unripe citrus fruits hanging on a tree branch in summer heat

We tracked 6 citrus trees through peak heat — the green fruit mystery explained

Close-up of sunburned lemon tree leaves showing pale bleached patches on glossy foliage

Your potted lemon tree is getting sunburned — how to protect it this summer

Potted lemon tree with yellowing leaves and sparse fruit in summer heat

The watering mistake that stops citrus trees fruiting in summer

More Citrus techniques here

Lawn care secrets

Why autumn scarification is becoming a spring-lawn game-changer

Why autumn scarification is becoming a spring-lawn game-changer

Stop raking autumn leaves — your lawn will thank you

Stop raking autumn leaves — your lawn will thank you

Autumn Lawn Moss Explosion: Act Now Before Winter Lock-In

Autumn Lawn Moss Explosion: Act Now Before Winter Lock-In

I scarified my lawn for the first time — the results shocked me

I scarified my lawn for the first time — the results shocked me

I stopped mowing for 8 weeks: what my lawn became

I stopped mowing for 8 weeks: what my lawn became

Mow through more questions here

Plant & tree diseases - organic treatments

We grew ten tonnes of compost in one autumn: what it saved us

We grew ten tonnes of compost in one autumn: what it saved us

Lily leaves marked with oval brown spots surrounded by pale haloes

Lily diseases: telling leaf blotch, basal rot and virus apart

Weeping fig in a terracotta pot by a window with fallen leaves scattered on the wooden floor

Ficus benjamina leaf drop: the seven causes and how to tell them apart

Autumn aphid explosion: why your garden is suddenly swarming

Autumn aphid explosion: why your garden is suddenly swarming

Drip irrigation vs hand watering in drought: which keeps plants thriving?

Drip irrigation vs hand watering in drought: which keeps plants thriving?

More diseases and their natural treatments

Special reports

Dense carpet of flowering creeping thyme smothering weeds between garden stepping stones in summer

You’re Using Mulch to Kill Weeds — But These Flowering Plants Do It Better and Never Stop

Bumblebee feeding on purple lavender flowers in a sunny summer garden

How to Turn Your Garden into a Bee and Butterfly Haven

Vibrant drought-tolerant garden border with lavender, sedum and ornamental grasses in full summer bloom

The Garden That Waters Itself: Drought-Tolerant Plants That Look Spectacular All Summer

A small garden bird drinking from a shallow stone bird bath on a hot summer day

Garden Birds in a Heatwave: How to Help Them Survive Extreme Heat

Lavender and rosemary plants wilting in dry summer garden with cracked soil around roots

You’re Watering Your Mediterranean Plants Wrong — And Summer Is Making It Worse

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a flower bed in full sun, flowering in autumn

A Sun-Baked Bed That Peaks in Autumn

Garden Flowers
a wall or pergola to clothe in full sun, flowering in summer

Clothing a Sun-Baked Wall and Pergola in Summer Flower

Climbing plants
Asplenium nidus

Bird’s Nest Fern: your complete indoor plant guide

Foliage houseplants
Adiantum raddianum

Maidenhair fern: your complete indoor plant guide

Foliage houseplants
a border edging in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Border Edging That Flowers All Summer

Garden Flowers
Citrus meyeri

Citrus meyeri: expert tips and container growing advice

Citrus
a rock garden in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Rock Garden That Peaks in Midsummer

Garden Flowers
Thymus herba-barona

Thymus herba-barona: expert tips and planting advice

Herbs and spices
a carpet of ground cover in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Carpet of Summer Flowers for Open Ground

Garden Flowers
Salvia elegans

Salvia elegans: expert tips for growing elegant sage

Herbs and spices
a set of pots for a patio or balcony in full sun, flowering in summer

A Sun-Baked Patio in Pots, Flowering All Summer

Garden Flowers
Mentha requienii

Mentha requienii: expert tips for growing creeping mint

Herbs and spices
Sparaxis tricolor

Sparaxis tricolor: expert tips for growing harlequin flowers

Bulb flowers
Babiana stricta

Babiana stricta: expert tips for growing this striking spring bulb

Bulb flowers
a flower bed in full sun, flowering in summer

A Full-Sun Summer Border That Thrives on Heat

Garden Flowers
Allium schubertii

Allium schubertii: your complete guide to growing this dramatic ornamental

Bulb flowers
Tatsoi

Tatsoi: your complete salad greens guide

The Vegetable Patch
Skirret

Skirret: expert tips and planting advice

The Vegetable Patch
Romanesco

Romanesco: varieties, planting and garden uses

The Vegetable Patch
Pak choi

Pak choi: your complete kitchen garden guide

The Vegetable Patch
Okra

Okra: your complete vegetable patch guide

The Vegetable Patch
Chinese artichoke

Chinese artichoke: varieties, planting and garden uses

The Vegetable Patch
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus: your complete climbing vine guide

Climbing plants
Lapageria rosea

Lapageria rosea: expert tips for growing Chile’s national flower

Climbing plants
Billardiera longiflora

Billardiera longiflora: expert tips for growing this exotic vine

Climbing plants
Rosa rubiginosa

Rosa rubiginosa: expert tips and planting advice

Roses
Rosa moyesii

Rosa moyesii: varieties, planting and garden uses

Roses
Rosa glauca

Rosa glauca: varieties, planting and garden uses

Roses
Rosa banksiae

Lady Bank’s Rose: varieties, planting and garden uses

Roses
Ziziphus jujuba

Jujube: varieties, planting and garden uses

The fruit Orchard
Eriobotrya japonica

Loquat: varieties, planting and garden uses

The fruit Orchard
Asimina triloba

Pawpaw: varieties, planting and garden uses

The fruit Orchard
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius

Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius: expert tips and planting advice

Trees and shrubs
Luma apiculata

Luma apiculata: expert tips for growing this evergreen Chilean myrtle

Trees and shrubs
Edgeworthia chrysantha

Edgeworthia chrysantha: expert tips for growing this fragrant shrub

Trees and shrubs
Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot: your complete shade plant guide

Garden Flowers
Styrax americanus

Styrax americanus: your complete guide to growing this fragrant shrub

Trees and shrubs
Polemonium reptans

Jacob’s ladder: your complete shade plant guide

Garden Flowers
Zephyranthes candida

Zephyranthes candida: your complete guide to growing fairy lilies

Bulb flowers
Rhus aromatica

Fragrant sumac: varieties, planting and garden uses

Trees and shrubs
Packera aurea

Golden Ragwort: expert tips and planting advice

Garden Flowers
Dirca palustris

Dirca palustris: expert tips and planting advice

Trees and shrubs
Polka dot plant with pink spotted leaves in a pot

Polka dot plant: your complete indoor houseplant guide

Indoor plants
Sweetfern fern-like foliage in close-up

Sweetfern: the gardener’s complete guide to growing and care

Trees and shrubs
Gillenia trifoliata white star-shaped flowers in close-up

Gillenia trifoliata: expert tips and planting advice

Garden Flowers
Mountain mint silvery bracts and flowers

Mountain mint: expert tips and planting advice

Herbs and spices
Jeffersonia diphylla twin leaf in woodland shade

Jeffersonia diphylla: your complete shade plant guide

Garden Flowers
Harvest squash before the first frost: timing and curing guide

Harvest squash before the first frost: timing and curing guide

The Vegetable Patch
Scindapsus pictus

Satin Pothos: care guide for tropical foliage houseplants

Indoor plants
Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata: your complete orchid growing guide

Bulb flowers
Cephalanthus occidentalis

Buttonbush: your complete guide to growing and caring for this native shrub

Trees and shrubs