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How to grow ornamental grasses in pots
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In Flower Now — August
Apothecary's Rose
Rosa gallica
Final weeks in flower
Daylily
Hemerocallis
Final weeks in flower
English lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Final weeks in flower
Heather
Calluna vulgaris
In flower through September
Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
In flower through September
Poppy
Papaver
Final weeks in flower
St John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Final weeks in flower
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How to take hardwood cuttings
Take hardwood cuttings from suitable dormant shrubs and climbers with this step-by-step guide to timing, preparation, rooting and aftercare.
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Creating a Rain Garden
A rain garden is a shallow, planted dip in the lawn or border that catches roof and paving runoff, lets it soak into the ground, and filters it through plant roots on the way down. In a UK garden it…
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Seasonal Care
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Seasonal Care
Gardening Jobs for September
This month demands focused action to ensure your garden thrives through the seasons, capitalising on the UK’s lingering autumnal conditions.
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Problem Solver
Apple Scab: How to Identify and Treat It
Apple trees in your garden can be a source of joy, but apple scab can turn your harvest into a disappointing mess of distorted, blackened fruit. This common fungal disease, caused by Venturia…
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A-Z Plants
Greater Masterwort (Astrantia major L.)
4 August 2026Astrantia major is a hardy, clump-forming perennial for moist, humus-rich soil in partial shade, flowering through summer with pincushion-like blooms.
A-Z Plants
Busy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana Hook.f.)
4 August 2026In the UK it is usually grown as a half-hardy annual for summer bedding, although a healthy plant can be kept from year to year indoors.
A-Z Plants
Wax Begonia (Begonia (Semperflorens Cultorum Group))
4 August 2026Begonia semperflorens (wax begonia) is the RHS H1c tender perennial treated as a half-hardy annual in UK gardens, flowering June to October.
A-Z Plants
Pansy (Viola × wittrockiana Gams ex Nauenb. & Buttler)
4 August 2026Grow pansies for colourful autumn, winter and spring displays in containers and borders, with guidance on planting, feeding and deadheading.
A-Z Plants
Trailing Lobelia (Lobelia erinus L.)
4 August 2026Grow trailing lobelia as a tender summer plant for baskets, containers and edging, with advice on sowing, watering, feeding and flowering care.
A-Z Plants
Garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
4 August 2026Seed is set in clusters of three roughly hemispherical nutlets, and ripe seed falls readily to the soil and self-sows in mild UK gardens.