You're bound to take a fancy to many of the plants, and you can pick some of these up in the specialist nursery.

Now's the time to check them out in the garden centre or make a trip to a specialist nursery.

For the greatest choice you need to order dahlias now from a specialist nursery (catalogues are available online).

For bulbs, perennials, flowering shrubs and small trees he will usually visit a national collection or specialist nursery and test his own favourites against the experts' views.

If you're looking for something more unusual, or for a specific variety or cultivar, it's well worth visiting a specialist nursery or scouring the mail-order catalogues.