Plants

With spring firmly in the air, designer and plantsman Dan Pearson chooses his favourite plants from his garden Hillside, in Somerset, that bring him joy in spring

We break down exactly how and when to plant tulips to make sure your blooms emerge perfect in spring

Species tulips are the smaller, more delicate predecessors of modern tulips. Plant expert Jonny Bruce explains how to grow them, and recommends 13 of the best.

English bluebells are one of the highlights of spring. Here's how to grow them in your own garden – and how to differentiate between English and Spanish bluebells.

Tulip fire is a fungal disease that can affect tulips. Here's expert advice on how to identify it, and what to do if you find it in your garden

Fritillaries come in many forms, from the dainty and intriguing to the dramatic and bold.

At Primrose Hall Nursery Alec White specialises in breeding rare and desirable intersectional peonies – plants that can last for 100 years.

Cosmos are as brilliant in the garden as they are in the vase. Plant expert Graham Rice chooses his favourite cosmos varieties to grow, and gives advice on sowing and growing them. Photographs by Jason Ingram

Erysimum, also known as wallflowers, can brighten your garden, bridging the months from spring through to summer. Here, garden writer and plant expert Val Bourne recommends the best Erysimum to grow. Photographs Sharon Pearson

Maddie Bailey of Forest London shares advice on the best houseplants to grow in awkward areas.

Expert house growers Maddie and Alice Bailey explain how to propagate your houseplants using stem cuttings

Our simple and easy-to-follow guide on how and when to repot your houseplants from experts Alice and Maddie Bailey from Forest London

Looking for plants that won't get munched by slugs? Instead of using slug controls, why not grow plants that the molluscs just don't like? Here's 38 to choose from

Sowing seeds where you want them to flower is an easy, bother-free way to bring colour to your garden. Here, three experts recommend their favourite flowers for growing direct

These hard-working plants provide several seasons of interest in your garden through flowers, fruit, foliage, bark and even spring shoots

James Horner, garden maker at Benton End, the one-time home of the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris, suggests this colourful arrangement to celebrate spring

Compost - so many different types for different jobs in the garden. We break things down into a handy list and round up some of the best composts for seeds, potting, houseplants and the garden.

Award-winning designer Jo Thompson's container-planting series continues with this early spring flower combination using Narcissus and Scilla. Words Jo Thompson, photographs Jason Ingram

Flowering shrubs bring much needed colour and scent to the garden in late winter and early spring. Expert Tony Kirkham selects the best.

With their striking foliage in a range of bold colours, heucheras, and the associated heucherellas and tiarellas, are low-maintenance plants that offer year-round colour.

Three expert gardeners pick their favourite seed catalogues and online plant lists that are also an enjoyable and informative read

These hardy, versatile perennials can be planted in mixed and herbaceous borders, and in containers. Grower and collector of camassias Stella Exley shares advice on how and when to plant camassia bulbs, and recommends her favourite specimens

Discover how to make your own peony supports, which will work for other plants too, with expert advice from Sissinghurst head gardener Troy Scott Smith

Yellow magnolias can be an attractive alternative. Here you'll find growing advice for yellow magnolia trees and shrubs, the best magnolias to grow and where to buy them.

These brightly coloured, early spring-flowering alpine plants are perfect for rock and crevice gardens or tumbling down a stone wall.

Garden designer Adam Hunt recommends his favourite bulbs for colour almost all year round.

Spring is the ideal time to plant summer-flowering bulbs. We asked four experts to recommend their favourites

Ornamental Japanese cherry blossom trees are one of the delights of spring, with their clouds of pink or white blooms.

Our guide on how to coppice and cut back hazel for lovely hazel stems and to keep your hazel plants healthy

Discover when you need to coppice shrubs and trees to encourage bright new stems and foliage.

Their dainty flowers with swept-back petals and often mottled leaves make erythroniums one of the highlights of a woodland garden.

Learn how to prune dogwood to ensure that it produces plenty of colourful stems for winter.

Bring bright, sunny colour to your late-winter garden with the earliest flowers of the year, which will spread to create golden carpets under trees.