If your garden never seems to catch the sun then don't worry - we've rounded up the most popular shade-loving plants that will flourish even in the worst of British summers ...

Despite the advice to wait, many gardeners get an itchy green thumb ... These plants do best started from seed indoors and planted 4 weeks later into the garden or can be purchased as transplants.

If the seed is a hybrid, the new plants will likely not be the same as the parent plant. Thus, only open pollinated ... others to buy and replace in those garden areas.

Gladstone suggests that homeowners start small, with a single area of native plants that will create what he calls a “pollinator pit stop”. That not only gives you a low-maintenance garden ...

The simple solution is to add more native plants while reducing the amount of broad-spectrum chemicals we apply to our landscapes. These not only kill ... emerged in my garden this past week ...

Spring has just begun, and if you have a green thumb ... benefit to not only your garden but the environment. Most butterflies are active from spring to late summer, when plant growth is ...