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Gardening

The experience of growing one's first garden is a thrill one will never forget.

Make your own cone-shaped hanging basket for plants with advice from the Gardeners' World experts.

Learn how to deal with cabbage white caterpillars on your brassicas (cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower, kohl rabi, kale, turnips, radishes), with advice from the Gardeners' World experts.

Find information on planting and growing Annual phloxs and see pictures from the Plant Encylcopedia at Better Homes and Gardens

Advice on how to remove japanese knotweed from your garden, with advice from the BBC Gardeners' World experts.

Forcing branches into full-on flowers is a simple garden fix for the last days of winter.

Raised beds make vegetable gardening less work. Learn why and discover great design techniques in this slideshow.

BBC Gardeners' World expert Monty Don demonstrates how to sow carrots in a container, with tips on mixing seeds for even distribution.

Sweet pea seeds - how to sow sweet pea seeds from BBC Gardeners' World.

Hostas are the first plants to come to mind when shade tolerance is required, but not all of them can take the heat in our region. ‘Patriot’ has proven to be one of the toughest, and its white margins and relatively large leaves make it a beacon of br

A good choice for winter color, this clump-forming variety is often grown for its long lasting, pink-budded white flowers that appear in late spring on 12-inch spires. Its star-shaped leaves are marked with burgundy and, in mild climates, turn bronze i

This heuchera cultivar has peachy-bronze leaves and spires of red flowers in late spring and early summer. It grows up to 16 inches tall and 20 inches wide. 'Crème Brûlée' performs well in both garden beds and in containers, where it mingles well with

This tuberous begonia bears green heart-shaped foliage with red veining and claret-stained undersides that steal the show when backlit. Pendent clusters of slightly fragrant, satiny pink or white blossoms open from midsummer until frost. It makes a good

This deciduous azalea bears trusses of 4 to 8 broadly funnel-shaped, unscented clear pink flowers in early mid-season. Blooms appear before the leaves emerge. Shiny, dark green leaves are paler green beneath.

This plant looks like someone splattered silver paint on it. Each leaf forms a long, prickly haired lance (some showing a pale green underside). Overlapping occurs as the plant expands, creating a lazy pattern of swirls. In spring, clusters of silky pink