I love growing summer flowers from seed for my cutting garden and to fill gaps in borders and containers to bloom all season on my patio and garden table. I sow hardy and half-hardy annuals alongside

Presenter and garden designer Mark Lane shares his top picks for thrifty gardeners – easy to propagate, low maintenance and they’ll put on a fabulous floral show

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Make more plants this month by dividing perennials, sowing hardy annuals and planting summer bulbs

I’m bringing my summer stars

Plantsman, designer and TV presenter Jamie Butterworth shares his failsafe planting combinations for different spots on your plot