There's no need to slow down if you stick with these handy tips for older gardeners.
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Getting older doesn’t mean you can’t garden like you used to – it’s all about finding new ways to old things.
Heavy lifting, digging and other laborious tasks are best avoided, but with these out the way you can devote your time other tasks like seed sowing, deadheading and small planting projects.
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RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year in 2011, this beautiful shrub blooms for months on end, with white flowers which have striking blue backs. Best suited to beds and borders, in full sun or partial shade.
Part two in the series, this online Masterclass and live Q&A will teach you how and why to prune your plants in summer. Tickets £15 (or save 15 per cent on series).
Named Plant of the Century at the 100th RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this reliable and easy to grow perennial flowers prolifically from June to October with blue, saucer-shaped blooms.
