Hooked on flowers

Eliza Henry-Jones grows seasonal bee-friendly blooms on her organic flower farm. Here's two of her favourites to add to your own garden.

Top native trees

Helen McKerral suggests some small native trees that will fit into most gardens, attracting birds and insects with their colourful flowers.

Tips for growing hellebores, also called winter roses

Hellebores love shade, thrive in frosts and have glorious flowers that appear right through winter into spring.

Bring in the birds

Libby Woodward tells how she and her husband redeveloped a section of their garden with native understory plants designed to draw in insects, birds and wildlife.

Elder trees

These trees have been associated with magic and witchcraft for a long time, explains Penny Woodward.

Growing cosmos flowers is easy!

The versatile cosmos, part of the sunflower family, is a generous and easy addition to your patch, writes Eliza Henry-Jones.

Old-fashioned aromatic roses

Don't be put off by the stark look of bare-rooted rose trees. The colder months are the time to plant them to ensure success.

Grow bee-attracting aquilegias

The bonnet-like, bee-attracting aquilegias are captivating and well worth growing in your organic garden.

Blooming blue flowers!

Although blue flowers are relatively rare, they are well worth searching out, to add beauty and colour to your garden.

Gillyflowers, pinks, picotees

These are all names for old-fashioned Dianthus species, which add a lovely splash of colour to any garden.

The Magic of Peonies

We love peonies at ABC Organic Gardener. Discover how to grow these beauties and add these generous flowers to your garden.

Bare-rooted trees and shrubs

If you are looking at buying a bare rooted tree or shrub, read about the best way to prepare the soil and then plant them.