IF you’re anything like me you probably have pots galore – clusters in corners, popping up on patios and framing your front door. But container growing isn’t just about planting from the ground up – h

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I absolutely adore smaller gladioli like Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus. It can naturalise, which is a really positive thing for the garden. For anyone who’s terrified of having pink in their ga

Dahlias are gorgeous. They’re easy to care for, which is a bonus when you’re a grower, and florists absolutely adore them as a focal flower. Their vase life is about five days and, once cut, they don’

There’s magic in every seed – so start planting them today for a garden bursting with colour and buzzing with life

The country’s Cape Floral Kingdom has incredible bloom diversity with around 9,000 species – and some make spectacular plants for our British gardens