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[brightcove exp=1463233149&vref=1606757142]I don't think I could live with a garden without clematis...when you come to a stand like this at Gardeners' World Live, you leave buzzing with ideas for the varieties you can grow.

During an enjoyable day scouring for new plants at a horticultural trade show last week, several growers told me about a devastating new fungal disease killing off busy Lizzies in parks and gardens up and down the country.Impatiens downy mildew

Gardeners' World Magazine is often the first port of call for people trying to identify an unknown plant, and every summer I can guarantee receiving at least one photo of a particular Mexican bulb that has left someone baffled. Originating among

How could anyone choose the world's favourite rose? Well, they have! And the winner is one of my all-time favourites - Rosa 'Graham Thomas'.National rose societies belonging to the World Federation of Rose Societies have been voting - 41 of them

in the Gardeners' World Awards 2010 has highlighted their popularity.The category for 'Best Plant for Bedding' was won by pansy and viola with a very respectable 20 per cent of the vote. They beat summer favourites like pelargonium with 17 per cent of votes

problems actually occurring rather than having to deal with them when they arrive.But with such a wealth of good gardening advice now available from web sites and magazines, books, television, and even gardening events like Gardeners' World Live, hard

dimension to a garden; it's one thing looking out onto the garden from a window, but quite another walking through it and exposing all your senses to the plants around you.When I blogged about fragrant plants in May, I asked readers about their favourite

with the April issue of Gardeners' World magazine have now been sown, and seedlings have germinated. This is one gardening activity that never fails to give me a thrill.There was a time when advice for sowing sweet peas did become quite demanding. It was claimed

larger one, until I realise that what I want in my garden is variety and not lots of the same or similar plants.And so to those that like nothing better than dropping to their knees at this time of year to study the intricate variety of green marking

to town and urban spaces, and as a hardy annuals they are easy to grow from seed. Their popularity has also made them a favourite for cover mounting on Gardeners' World Magazine over the years – you may even be growing our '20th Anniversary Mix' sweet pea