It's time to wake up those slumbering limbs and get out in the garden for a Spring and Summer of beautiful blooms, thriving flora and a new season of natural colour. But if you're not sure where to start, we present to you the gardener's salvation.

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Vegetables and herbs
Cooking with home-grown vegetables and herbs is the most gratifying form of convenience food you'll find. The key to success is doing the right jobs at the right time, so sign up to this Spring/Summer guide to growing your own vegetable patch and herb garden

Shrubs and roses
Shrubs form the framework of every garden, and none is complete without roses. Knowing when to plant, when to prune, and what jobs to do each month is key to being organised, so sign up here for monthly advice on creating beautiful shrubs and blooming roses

Flowers and containers
Flowers provide the colour of your garden canvas, and growing them in containers allows you to change your colour palette any time you like. Sign up now to find out when to sow seeds and bulbs, plant seedlings and get on with vital jobs so you can create a perfect picture

Climbers and wall shrubs
Climbing plants are indispensable. They camouflage unsightly fences, compost heaps and sheds. They're also perfect for smaller spaces because they grow upwards. Sign up here to find out when to prune, plant, sow annuals and tackle the various jobs required for healthy climbers and wall shrubs

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