Plants

Handful of compost with earthworms, used for mulching

What is mulching and how to mulch

A small copper butterfly taking a drink of nectar from a thistle head flower, summer days.

How to attract wildlife into the garden

Seed sowing

The best places to buy seeds online

Flower meadow

7 meadow seed mix packs to create a wildlife haven

What to plant in March

What to plant in March

Clematis ‘Étoile Rose’. A delightful, semi-nodding clematis. The flowers range in colour from deep pink to pale mauve, and have silvery-pink margins that curve slightly, with the centres a darker shade of pink. A more vigorous type that can be used to enhance a large shrub or to cover a sizeable wall or fence. 2.5m. RHS H4.

Herbaceous clematis: choosing and growing the best herbaceous clematis

Clematis montana Group 'Freda'

Clematis montana: how to grow and prune, plus the best varieties

Clematis 'Buckland Beauty'

Which late-flowering clematis to choose

Winter flowering Clematis ‘Fragrant Oberon’

The best winter-flowering clematis

Corydalis nobilis third attempt

The best spring flowers to plant

Cut flower: Dahlia 'Hillcrest Kismet'

The best cut flowers to grow in the garden

Narcissus Barrii Conspicuous

When is the official first day of spring?

Pussy willow

March flowers: the best flowers for March

Wisteria floribunda 'Multijuga'

Wisteria The best varieties to grow and how to care for

Crocus angustifolius

Crocuses or croci: what is the plural of crocus?