Page 3 - Which Plants Are Best

It can be confusing to choose the right plants for your garden, especially with the huge choice we have! Follow our helpful choosing checklist, and you'll give your new plants the best chance of growing well and happy.

The fastest-growing screening plants for quick hedges of all kinds. If you want a speedy way to block out the neighbours, here are our recommendations for hedges in a hurry.

The fastest-growing screening plants are not hedges, they're climbers. If you want a really speedy solution to cover an eyesore, block out the neighbours, create almost-instant shade - then climbers are your perfect plants.

Everyone loves daisy flowers. They are the first flowers we draw when we are learning to hold a crayon - a round yellow centre, a loop of petals, a long green stem. Here we look at some of the daisy's relatives, to give you the classic look on a bigger scale.

Many of us live in towns and cities, where outdoor space is tight. These man-made locations are the very places that need trees the most, to bring cooling shade. Which trees will are small enough to fit? We've selected some of our favourite small trees to suit the space.

We dashed out between rainshowers to take photos of all these flowers, in our own nursery, on one day in July - to show you what you could be enjoying in your own garden in the midst of winter. We even caught a tiny butterfly sunning its wings!

Many of us live in urban or suburban streets, where outdoor space is at a premium. Which native trees will fit into these tight spots? We've selected some of our favourite native small trees to squeeze into your garden, however small the space.

Have you been lusting over beautiful foliage plants on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest? We show you how to create the look of these beauties, without breaking the bank.

Camellias make lovely container and tub plants, as well as handsome evergreen hedges. They're long-lived and free-flowering, and some are even scented!

Our favourite deciduous trees and shrubs to give you autumn colour as the days cool and the nights lengthen. And for more tropical climates, our recommendations for evergreen plants with coloured leaves, for that toasty spice-coloured feeling.