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Clematis: Don't plant climbers — plant clamberersJohn Hoyland, the gardens adviser at Glyndebourne in East Sussex, on clematis.
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Alan Titchmarsh: Everyone loves tulips — but make sure you plant the good onesIt's the time of year to plant tulips if you want an explosion of colour next Spring. Alan Titchmarsh picks out some of his favourite tulip varieties which go well beyond the usual suspects.
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How to grow your own pears (spoiler alert: it's not easy)Mark Diacono shares his advice on one of the trickier fruit trees to get right: the pear tree.
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'The king and queen of rewilding's new head gardener : 'It could be quite challenging — everybody loves a lawn'The new head gardener at Knepp in West Sussex talks to Flora Watkins about a different direction for the rewilding pioneers — and why gardeners need to unclench. Photograph by Philip Sowels.
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Wildflower meadows are the most labour-intensive gardening you'll ever do — but they're also the most rewardingGardener and writer Mary Keen shares her thoughts on gardening's answer to herding cats: trying to get a wildflower meadow to behave.
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How to grow tulbaghia in a British country gardenJohn Hoyland, the gardens adviser at Glyndebourne, shares his advice on how to get South African favourite tulbaghia growing in Britain.
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How to grow Oriental greens in an English country gardenExpert gardener Mark Diacono shares his advice on how to grow some of the delicious greens which have come to these shores from around the globe.
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Charles Quest-Ritson: All gardening is habitat destruction, but gardens have a purpose — and rewilding is an absurd fantasyThe 19th century's hugely successful cultivation of plants on the once-barren Ascension Island has lessons for us today, says Charles Quest-Ritson.
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Alan Titchmarsh: The immutable truth of gardening? You only get out what you put inIn gardening, there are no shortcuts says Alan Titchmarsh: you only get out what you put in.
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John Hoyland: The tree planting blunder that kicked off my long line of gardening mistakesWhen it comes to trees, says John Hoyland, the more the merrier — but only within reason.
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Mark Diacono: How to grow your own hazelnuts (and why you'll find it rather easy)Our resident grow-your-own expert Mark Diacono gives his tips on the surprisingly easy hazelnut.
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Mary Keen: How to make a garden pond that's perfect for swimmingGardening writer Mary Keen shares expert tips for minimising the algae and maximising the fun.
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Comfrey: What you need to know about the plant that 'looks like borage a couple of gins into a long weekend'Mark Diacono on the beautiful and untamed joy of comfrey.
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Alan Titchmarsh: The best plants to grow in a boggy gardenAlan Titchmarsh doesn't like soggy socks, but there are plants that love standing around in the damp all day.
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The best flowers named after monarchs, from the Queen's latest rose to the regal daisies that were almost named after Kaiser WilhelmWith a new rose named ‘Queen Elizabeth II’ being launched for the Jubilee, Steven Desmond looks back at the history of naming plants after monarchs.
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The Land Gardeners: How soil health is the key to diverse, beautiful and fruitful gardensThe Land Gardeners, aka Henrietta Courtauld and Bridget Elworthy, speak passionately about the importance of soil health in gardening.
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Alan Titchmarsh: I'm not a garden obsessive — but if I were, these are the plants that would take over my thoughtsI'm not an obsessive, pleads Alan Titchmarsh, but just an enthusiast — and he tells us which plants he's most 'enthusiastic' about over the course of a year.
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How to grow your own rosemary — any why you'll fall in love with it when you doMark Diacono explains what you need to know about growing your own rosemary, from the best varieties to wonderful ways to use the final plant.
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John Hoyland: The flowers to grow to create your own dye — just as they do at GlyndebourneJohn Hoyland, gardens advisor at Glyndebourne, on the extraordinary dye garden that is now being used to create costumes for the famous outdoor opera.
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Everything you need to know to grow your own cucumbersFood writer Mark Diacono shares his tips on how to grow cucumbers and three of his favourite varieties to try.
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The 12 best flowering shrubs to plant for year-round colour in your gardenFor year-round structure, intrinsic beauty and sheer usefulness, shrubs–the original low-maintenance plant–are hard to beat. Charles Quest-Ritson applauds their return and picks out a dozen to ensure interest in your garden all year round.
