Pruning

Variegated evergreen shrubs sometimes produce shoots that have plain (or reverted) leaves, spoiling the look of the plant. It’s a common problem with elaeagnus and euonymus (pictured) in particular. R

From ramblers to floribundas, climbers to ground cover, plus top varieties to choose from, here’s your definitive winter guide

Get trimming now for healthier bushes and stunning summer blooms

Make new phlox plants for free by taking root cuttings of your established plants before they start sending up their spring shoots. Take them from plants dug up from the garden or from pot-grown speci

Formerly known as Dicentra spectabilis, bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis), is a Chinese plant bearing pink-red, heart-shaped flowers with white tips that hang from arching flower stems in late

Louise Curley celebrates spring’s homegrown and low-carbon blooms, showing how to pick for months and arrange them in garden-gathered style