Plants with a purpose

With expert broadcaster, author and long-standing AG columnist, Anne Swithinbank

RHS adds resilient varieties to its Plants for Pollinators list

HOW TO GET GREENER...

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

It’s one thing to achieve exactly the look you want near to the house, but where closely attended planting may peter out, the none-too-small matter of what lies at the end of the property or, indeed,

Shrubs are more than your garden’s supporting players. Given the right role, and even the occasional seasonal spotlight, they can become a star turn