Roses have earned their place as one of the UK’s all-time favourite flowers thanks to their beguiling and often highly scented blooms, wildlife-friendly features such as nutritious hips, and their wid

Looking after shrub and climbing roses Cut back, feed ...

Pippa Greenwood One of the top experts on pests and diseases, Pippa gardens using organic methods. Matt Biggs Matt trained at Kew and has been gardening professionally for more than 30 years. Kirsty W

Work your way through your borders, removing dandelion flowerheads before they get the chance to set seed. Flowers of dandelions are a useful source of early nectar for pollinators but if they are abl

Planting schemes should never stand still, so let’s reassess, reshape and reinvigorate

Some of our best garden plants are climbers. I grow many including clematis and roses, along with annuals such as sweet peas, and they all produce masses of colour – so why would you not fill your gar