What to plant, grow, prune and buy this month for your great outdoors

Inspired by tropical travels, one gardening enthusiast transformed a sandy Leicestershire plot into a colourful, plant-packed paradise for all ages

REAL readers' gardens!

Some 68 per cent of British adults visit a garden centre each year with the hope of a brighter summer, according to the Horticultural Trades Association. We’ve all been there; filling the trolley with

Apply these simple principles to your plot for dazzling results!

Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out