Long dismissed as garden relics, these easy-care classics are now the go-to for effortless colour and pollinator appeal

Why did only two sunflowers germinate? Do I leave figs on my tree? Read on…

These fab plants deserve to be in every garden

If you want to plant a light woodland–perhaps underplanted with wild primroses and bluebells–or are looking for a luminous specimen tree for the garden, consider a birch, advises Charles Quest-Ritson

Create a living boundary that brings beauty, privacy and is a haven for wildlife

Anne explains how to have sweeter gooseberries and gets started with mushrooms