Read thisThey may be more than 50 years old, but Margery Fish’s classic books on cottage gardens are still firm favourites. Her first two, We Made A Garden and Cottage Garden Flowers, are reissued next week by Batsford at £9.99 each, with updated Latin names from plantsman Graham Rice; look up Fish’s recommendations for your own plot. Breeders have worked to correct this with ‘BeeDance Panted Red’, a jolly, bee-friendly bidens that flowers from July to October. Buy five plug plants for £9.99 or 10 for £17.99 (plus £4.95 p&p per order). To order, call 0330 333 6790, quoting ref GU531, or go to our Readers’ Offers page.

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2016 04:26 UTC