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anthers, but it'll keep flowering right through summer. Each flower measures about 7cm across. Although not as large as the flowers of many summer-flowering hybrids, the succession of blooms makes C. 'Arabella' really worthwhile. Clearly the RHS thinks so

!) Growing so easily from seed makes me wonder why I've never spotted it in any seed catalogues before, but there it is in both the Chiltern Seeds and Thompson & Morgan catalogues - a packet containing 150 seeds costs less than a third of the price I paid

and enjoyment. Gardening just wouldn't be the same without a dog by my side. Magic really makes my day, every day.

and the weeds will grow through regardless!So, if I'm ever asked for a gardening tip for a new gardener it would have to be mulch, mulch, mulch. Home-made compost costs you nothing, so make as much as you can from kitchen and garden waste as well as leaves

like it before; the closest comparison I can make is with celosia, but 'Joey' is much more delicate in both form and colour.It looks and feels soft to the touch, and would be stunning planted in a block in patio pots. I've found it listed by Plants

tightly near its base, then tug ever so gently to pull it away.I can taste the rhubarb crumble already, or should I make rhubarb fool instead?There are actually dozens of different varieties of rhubarb, but few are readily available in garden centres. I

flowers and wildlife gardening with Kevin Smith from the magazine team, I'll also be joining other experts on stage. Alys Fowler will be making her show debut and helping Kevin and I share practical and money-saving recycling ideas. With a little

the life cycle of the lily beetle or caring for moth orchids, and in the next making bird nesting boxes or sowing seeds in recycled toilet roll tubes. That's the joy of Gardeners' World Live - offering something for everyone, and giving visitors a chance

hedgehog makes it into my garden at night, and they love to feed on slugs.However, gardeners who treasure their hostas (and other plants) know all too well just how much damage slugs and snails can do at night. I'm keen to garden without resorting

to use as liquid feed.Every gardener should try and make all the compost they can, and I currently have six compost bins (including a 3-bay New Zealand bin) and three worm bins on the go. Every scrap of kitchen waste is composted, and by this I mean