All you need to know about planting, propagating and caring for sunflowers, with tips on the best sunflowers to grow. Expert advice from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.
Choco Sun is an easy-growing sunflower that is bushy and compact. Helen Chesnut
Tickled Pink is a climbing (or cascading) petunia with large, dark pink flowers. It is joined this year by Tickled Blush, a pale pink petunia with a similar habit. Helen Chesnut
An escarole called Natacha produces an abundance of leaves on heads with creamy, blanched hearts. Helen Chesnut Among the seed and garden catalogues that I’ve used regularly, over many years, one of the most engaging is from T&T Seeds. It’s always an easy-reading pleasure to leaf through, and each new issue brings interesting introductions. Already I’ve turned down the top corners of numerous pages in the 2021 edition and highlighted items to be ordered.