Slug-proof plants
Last year was a bumper one for slugs, so to prepare for the spring onslaught and avoid more disappointing decimation, we've researched the most mollusc-resistant perennials, annuals and vegetables and created this ultimate list of 55 slug-proof plants for your garden

HOW TO CREATE PRIVACY
Designer Charlotte Harris shows how to screen your garden from the neighbours or block out eyesores

Nature's larder
Beth Al Rikabi suggests easy recipes for preserving foraged fruits and overlooked vegetables

Small but tasty
It's all about flavour for veg expert Anna Greenland, even when growing crops in pots and containers in a small urban plot

50 JINNY BLOM'S favourite plants
Award-winning landscape designer Jinny Blom set up her studio in 2000 and has since designed many beautiful, thoughtful gardens, both large and small, around the world. An accomplished plantswoman, she has also designed five show gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, including gardens for King Charles and Prince Harry, and written two books. Having formerly worked as a psychologist, she takes a special interest in the benefits of gardens and plants. Here, she reveals the 50 plants she loves most

Bright blooms
Flowering shrubs bring much needed colour and scent to the garden in late winter and early spring. Expert Tony Kirkham selects the best