My newgarden diary

With AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes

Full beds and very full bins!

Dust your patch with medal-winning magic with these RHS Chelsea show garden steals

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

Sun, scent and super colour

Brighten up the season with a collection of cheerful, chirpy and colourful containers