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

Mike Palmer celebrates the seasonal awakening of our gardens from their winter slumbers with trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs to get seriously excited about

Influenced by the Winter Olympics, Liz chooses a selection of personal winners

I love the delicate, open, airy height provided by Anthriscus sylvestris so early in the year, with a drama and elegance like few other spring-flowering perennials. Its off-white flowers and burgundy

Erysimum Rysi Copper One of the definitions of a wallflower is that of a shy and awkward person with whom nobody wants to dance: I am sure we have all felt like that at some point in our adolescence.

Which gardening jobs are you guilty of putting off? Planting bulbs? Cleaning tools? Edging the lawn? There are many I leave too long, but staking and supporting plants, particularly perennials, is the