How do you treat winter aconites after flowering?

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

Colour-drench your plot all summer using a shrewd selection of splashy bedding plants

Create a long-lasting container display with plants that will return year on year

I’M on a mission to introduce more alliums into my garden. These fantastic flowers are great for colour, structure and impact – and pollinators love them, too! Alliums are basically ornamental onions;

Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!