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Plant out container-grown roses and shrubsFork compost into flower beds to prepare soil for summer beddingTie in new growth on climbing plants, such as clematis, wisteria and honeysuckle, to supportsPick off faded flowers from camellias, azaleas

Watch our video guide to making an alpine pathCreate an alpine pebble displayMake an alpine container displayBrowse plants by soil typeBrowse plants by flower colour

Create impact with your hanging baskets by following Rachel de Thame's comprehensive guide to planting up a traditional hanging basket, with advice on choosing and lining your container and tips on selecting and positioning your plants

If deadheaded regularly, pretty bellis daisies will keep flowering for weeks, offering a colourful display through spring and into summer. The ivy in this pot recipe can be planted in the garden when the display is past its best.February - April

plants that'll go in to several containers...and then could end up as full-sized gorgeous plants in my garden...all for just over £1.00 each. Crazily good value; I just hope whoever propagated them got a decent cut. But how could they have at that price

to see them, by Michael Baron.How to divide and replant snowdropsCreate a woodland flower containerBrowse a variety of plants with blue flowersView spring blooming bulbs

garden canesWater hanging baskets and containers daily, ensuring they never dry outEmpty compost bins when full, mixing up the compost and then re-filling. Sprinkle the contents with a biological activator as you goApply weedkillers to paths and drives

of the pansies so they can trail over the edge.Fill the container with compost, to within 5cm of the rim, firming around the plants with your fingers to squeeze out any air pockets.AdamPlant this container generously for instant impact, but be prepared to remove

This bright, contemporary container filled with sunny gazanias and rudbeckia plants is just the thing to jazz up your garden for the summer. It looks effective on its own or placed in a group with others, and best of all it's quick and easy to plant

Follow Carol Klein's video guide to cross-pollinating two daffodil varieties using a pen. springMore advice on growing daffodilsForcing narcissiCreating a daffodil containerLayering bulbs in a potDaffodils blog, by Pippa GreenwoodBrowse a variety