Slugs and snails really dislike sun-loving plants, and alchemilla is a perfect example. Also known as Lady's Mantle, their bright yellow hue can help deter slugs and snails. On his podcast ...

Perennials work especially well in beds and borders. Blooms such as lilies, cranesbill, peonies, campanula, alstroemeria, delphiniums, alchemilla and kniphofia (red-hot pokers) are eye-catching ...

Alan Titchmarsh's five slug-resistant plants Alchemilla mollis (Lady's mantle) Alan's first recommendation is the lady's mantle, as he explains: "Scalloped-edged leaves, covered in fine ...