Dividing your plants

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

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

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.

Here’s everything you need to know about choosing, growing and dividing these shade-loving stars

With AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes

Once your plants are spent, give them a tidy and create more plants too