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

For many gardeners, dividing plants is their first experience of propagation, in other words, making more plants for free. In some cases it may be someone else who has divided them – those presents we

FLOWERS

Comfrey is a handy plant to have in the garden, as it can be used to make a free natural plant feed. The flowers attract bees and it’s also a food plant for several moth and butterfly species, includi

Cut out any dead or damaged wood on abelias now to encourage good health and vigorous new growth. Start by trimming any flowered shoots to tidy and reshape the shrub. If you have an old, overgrown shr

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