Cut back salvias

Add structure, colour and foliage interest with pretty summer-blooming shrubs

As summer arrives, salvias begin to shine bright. Gently trembling with the attention of bees, it’s hard not to notice their brilliant colourful flowers that often continue for months at a time. When

Start deadheading the flowers in hanging baskets as soon as they fade. Snip them off at the base of the flower stem. This keeps them producing more flowers right through the summer, providing you reme

Add drama to your garden with potted exotics. Soak the plant, in its original pot, in some not-too-cold water. Then move the new, empty, pot into position; this saves you doing so when it’s full of he

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The summer show is warming up – and plants just want to grow. Harness that energy now to enjoy flowers, food and pollinators