Pink perfection

With their heady perfume, grey-green leaves and frilly edged, adorable flowers, garden pinks (Dianthus) are a summer must-grow. Sun-loving and drought-tolerant, plant them along border edges, in rockeries, pots and troughs. Most flower from May to first frosts, and if you deadhead and feed (use tomato liquid feed), the blooms will keep on coming. ✣ Try clove-scented ‘Gran’s Favourite’ (30cm tall), white with pink edges, or dinky ‘Neon Star’ (20cm tall), a glowing cerise with evergreen foliage.