Scrambling over supports and into trees, these plants are a true delight of the season, says Sue Fisher

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

There’s magic in every seed – so start planting them today for a garden bursting with colour and buzzing with life

REAL readers' gardens!

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

The country’s Cape Floral Kingdom has incredible bloom diversity with around 9,000 species – and some make spectacular plants for our British gardens