Cut back salvias

Cut back, feed, water and remove reverted stems

Dazzling, aromatic and resilient, salvias are garden stars. Mike Palmer looks at how to keep these easy-care, high-impact plants thriving all year

Fill border gaps, spruce up container displays and divide perennials. Get ahead for next year by planting crocuses for spring and taking salvia cuttings

A surge in salvia varieties has cemented its status as a star of the summer garden

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen

If ever a group of plants should come with a warning, it’s salvias. Start with just one or two and before you know it you will be scouring nursery lists and leafing greedily through plant catalogues l