Fragrance your garden with Pots of perfume

Fill your patio containers with some sweet-smelling plants and you can really enjoy the scent of summer! Hazel Sillver sniffs out the best combinations

Plants for moist soils

You don't have to give up on areas of moist, boggy soil, Instead, consider some of the lovely plants that are well adapted to live in these sites

Taking basal cuttings

Q I want to fill gaps by planting large swathes of herbaceous perennials.

Spring into action

Spring is a key time for all kinds of crucial garden jobs like pruning and preventative slug measures,

Wild in the country

Val sings the praises of the Lent lily or wild daffodil

A glorious start to summer

These exotic climbers like a sunny spot, says Ruth

Get the best from asparagus

Asparagus is a perennial flowering plant species that may support a healthy gut, as well as help to lower blood pressure.

Focus on... Growing carrots

No kitchen garden would be complete without a crop of sweet and crunchy carrots.

Walk on the wild side

Val looks at how a wild approach benefits wildlife

French connection

French connection One way to keep pests at bay is to grow French marigolds – but check they pass the smell test

Preparing for the pests

Think ahead and harness the power of nature

Providing a balanced diet

Supplements can help plants to do their best

Salad days

As we start to feel the pinch, it's good to know there are crops that will come good again and again

The garden on three levels

Jan Mundy's garden in Usk has changed from a dark, sloping site to a contemporary outdoor space on three levels that's full of brightness and colour

Removing a tree stump

Steve and Val Bradley explain how to tackle tricky tree stumps

Add vertical interest with Border giants

Whatever your garden's style or size, towering plants are a must. Louise Curley recommends statuesque specimens guaranteed to take borders to new heights

Top Ten Bergenias

These hardy weed-suppressing plants provide flower and foliage colour in one valuable ground-covering perennial

Annual poppies

Poppies come in many colours, can be great for cutting and drying, and their unpredictability makes them fascinating to grow.

The new natives

Finding the right words for non-native plants is tricky: even native’ requires a fresh perspective, says Toby

Take three clematis

... and enjoy flowers month after month. Tamsin Hope Thomson’s combinations provide blooms in spring, summer, autumn and beyond and are ideal for small spaces

Glorious Gladioli

Gladioli are fabulously flamboyant flowers that are making a comeback, so why not add them to your borders and containers for a bit of glamour, says Camilla Phelps

Focus on... Compact plots

Even the smallest spaces can successfully home a variety of plentiful harvests, says Lucy, as she explains how to make the most of even compact gardens

All about amphibians

Val looks at the lives of our declining frogs and toads

Make a clean sweep

If you’re planning to re-use your pots, canes and labels, make sure they are given a clean bill of health, says Bob

Take basal shoot cuttings

Use young growth to make robust new plants, says Ruth

Greenhouse spring cleaning

I’ve washed ours and checked over the plants, says Ruth

Repair lawns after winter

Ruth starts getting her lawn ready for summer

Ask JOHN NEGUS

John will reply personally to all your gardening questions

Time for toms

Mid-March is the time to start your tomatoes, says Toby

Splice grafting

Steve Bradley explains how to graft two woody plants together