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Liz Zorab shares her pick of the sky-reaching stars that are easier to look after

Tough and undemanding, alpine plants deserve a place in every garden, adding the charm of their dainty flowers and handsome foliage to small-scale planting schemes

There’s a mophead or lace cap shrub for every garden, says Rosie Irving

REAL readers' gardens!

… but others not so much! As our climate changes, so does the way we need to garden

Choose tough, evergreen varieties to bring colour and life to your plot all year round