Add colour and texture to the garden with these hardy perennials

From salads to sweet pea: here are five gardening projects for spring

With a range of heights and in a spectrum of colours, dahlias are perfect for your garden

Growing flowers from seed will give you great joy and satisfaction

The centuries-old practice can create deep, vibrant colours and is environment-friendly

Digitalis purpurea regally colours our countryside but many digitalis varieties can heighten a garden’s borders

Transform a simple border or container into something exceptional

Forget turning over a new leaf, be brave and turn over a completely new garden

For the price of seeds, compost and a bit of graft you will have armfuls of sweetly scented, bright cut-flowers in the months to come

Annuals have to act fast to flower and reproduce in one season which is why they offer such a blazing summer show from mere seeds