Expert Jonny Balchandani helps you find your plant soulmate

Inspired by tropical travels, one gardening enthusiast transformed a sandy Leicestershire plot into a colourful, plant-packed paradise for all ages

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

Professor Buczacki is a borticultural expert, weiter and former chair of Gardeners Question Time

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