Know your christmas plants

The world's finest share their tips for maccess

Buy prepared hyacinth bulbs now to put into pots ready for flowering at Christmas. Prepared bulbs have been heat-treated to set up the bud for flowering earlier than normal. These need 10-14 weeks fro

Toby shares summertime inspiration with his favourite big-leaved foliage plants that revel in the sun

Hardy fuchsias bring jewel-like droplets of enduring colour delicately suspended in borders to brighten the September garden

Giant or compact, all gardens need these heavenly heroes says Rosie Irving

Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening