9 of the best nectar-rich plants for bees and butterflies

Val Bourne examines the plants that make the best platforms for these pretty insects to touch down upon

Kari-Astri Davies considers choosing tulips to fire up her beds in the wake of bulb-buying frustration

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Tempt pretty butterflies into your garden with these blooms

IF your garden is anything like mine, most of the borders and pots have peaked by this time, shifting from full-on florals to fading foliage. There are a few late-to-the-party dahlias, the cosmos are

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best