I love growing summer flowers from seed for my cutting garden and to fill gaps in borders and containers to bloom all season on my patio and garden table. I sow hardy and half-hardy annuals alongside

Presenter and garden designer Mark Lane shares his top picks for thrifty gardeners – easy to propagate, low maintenance and they’ll put on a fabulous floral show

Make more plants this month by dividing perennials, sowing hardy annuals and planting summer bulbs

What to plant, pot, plan and prune this month, plus a few treats to buy and inspiration further afield

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Stefan Buczacki Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, ...