Summer gardening

Make the most of your garden, with planting ideas, guides to propagating and pruning and ways to help wildlife.

Planting inspiration

Peace Lily Spathiphyllum ’Cupido’

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Erigeron karvinskianus

Eight plants that flower all summer

Siberian iris 'Perry's Blue'

10 plants for summer shade

Flowers with summer scent

Starry, lemon flowers of Aquilegia 'Texas Yellow'

Flower seeds to sow in summer

Plants for late-summer colour

Plants for late-summer colour

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Ideas for pots and containers

Low-maintenance summer containers

Green and purple summer container

23 summer container ideas for your garden

Raspberry 'Autumn Bliss

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Raspberry 'Autumn Bliss'

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Supplied as canes

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Helleborus Double Ellen Collection

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£18-£26

Supplied as 9cm pots

Summer pruning

What to prune in summer

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The 6 best pruning saws to buy in 2026 – as tested by our reviews experts in real gardens

Five plant types to prune in summer

Pruning fruit trees in summer

Eight reasons to prune in summer

Eight reasons to prune in summer

Pruning evergreens in summer

Propagating your own plants

Dahlia 'American Dawn'. Jason Ingram

Why smart gardeners start their dahlias in pots first

How to divide clump-forming perennials

How to divide clump-forming perennials

Rudbeckia and ornamental grass

How to divide plants

Growing vegetables

Growing Vegetables in Pots

Get the best from veg in pots

How to care for tomatoes with Alan Titchmarsh

How to grow tomatoes

Winter salads to sow in summer

Keeping plants happy and healthy

Garden guide to summer watering

How to garden in unpredictable summers

The best 9 garden hoses in 2026, as tested and reviewed by our experts

Hozelock Ultramax spray gun

Best 8 garden hose spray guns in 2026 – tested and reviewed by our experts

Ways to help wildlife

Make your garden bee-friendly in summer

A robin perched in a garden

Feeding garden birds in summer

Buff-tailed bumblebee on 'Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff'

Plants for pollinators in summer and autumn

Gardening projects

A raised bed in a small garden

Garden DIY projects

Pond pot planted up with water lily

Three ways to make a pond in a pot

Traditional Christmas wreath using crab apples, berries and evergreens

18 Christmas wreath ideas