Taking basal cuttings

Anne reveals rewarding ways to maximise the edible potential of the garden in August

Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening

Save seeds from the heads of grasses that may not survive the winter. Ornamental grasses such as pennisetum are marginally tender and particularly susceptible to frost damage when grown in heavy soil.

Break up the border blues with shimmering grasses and airy blooms that dance in the breeze

Shropshire is not the UK’s driest county, admittedly, but at Wildegoose Nursery in the walled garden at Millichope Park, between Much Wenlock and Ludlow, owners Jack and Laura Willgoss have taken the

Take cuttings of your favourite salvias to make new plants for next year, in case the parent plants don’t survive the winter. Salvia cuttings are easy to root and if kept in a greenhouse or cold frame