The best border flowers will give your paths ... adding multiple layers of plants that bloom at different times during the summer. Of course, you can always go with just one or two long-flowering ...

Here, experts share some of the best plants with silver foliage ... to reduce the amount of water needed to maintain borders ...

PLANNING BORDERS Establishing a border bed When faced with filling a large border, try to mix in groupings of evergreens, shrubs and grasses to give the garden year round interest.

The average garden in the UK contains more than 20,000 slugs, so it's not surprising that the pests sometimes munch on our beloved plants and flowers.