Rhs technique: pots & potting

Pretty and productive, buy ready-grown plants to speed up harvests

As summer approaches, our thoughts turn to eating outside, making the most of longer days and warm weather. Even in a small space, it’s easy to grow delicious things to eat and, where space is limited

Sow tender crops now while plants have time to grow and crop later. Early-sown French beans and courgettes can run out of steam, so having fresh plants will extend the cropping period. They will germi

Drought-tolerant succulent plants make for the perfect potted specimens

GROWING your own salad crops is a low-effort, small-space activity that anyone can enjoy. Whether you start them from seed or buy young plants, they can be grown in containers of all sizes, and are we

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