READ MORE: What you need to know about sowing sweet pea seeds in autumn A thriller is a taller plant that is placed at the back or in the centre of a pot display to add height. Then you add a ...

An important job in early spring is planting trees - either in pots or in a spot in your garden - but don't skip over some ...

“The olive tree is an elegant, evergreen tree, perfect for giving your garden that Mediterranean feel ,” explains Nigel Lawton, plant buyer from Dobbies. “Olive trees are drought-tolerant and provide ...

Lilies are prized for their fragrant blooms and beautiful, trumpet-shaped flowers, which bring plenty of colour to gardens ...

Heading into autumn, the garden deserves a good helping of rich compost, lime/dolomite, blood and bone and a liquid or ...

Grow plants in pots and place on a sunny patio ... Chilli peppers can be picked green or left longer to turn red. Before the autumn frosts, sever the plants completely and hang the branches ...

For the best results, treat them as annuals, buying them now and planting straight out where required. New ones make stronger plants and we find they flower better than last year s that we ve left in ...