Summer stars shrubby cinquefoils!

Hardy fuchsias bring jewel-like droplets of enduring colour delicately suspended in borders to brighten the September garden

Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening

If ever a group of plants should come with a warning, it’s salvias. Start with just one or two and before you know it you will be scouring nursery lists and leafing greedily through plant catalogues l

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen

Striking pops of autumnal colour, brilliant ideas for small shady spaces and even a wildlife pond in a pot – this urban oasis has it all…

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!