Design ideas for a long thin garden

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

A meeting at a Royal Horticultural Society show in the sumptuous surroundings of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire brought together garden designer Phil Hirst and garden owners Alan and Mandy Peel, who w

Natural perennial planting, with light-diffusing grasses and pools of burnished colour, has elevated a relaxed Sussex farmhouse plot

Prairie-style planting surrounds this classic Georgian house, creating texture and a sense of drama against the backdrop of meadows and coppiced woodland

Chris Skinner, National Trust head gardener at Hinton Ampner in Hampshire, talks holistic gardens, late-summer planting, preparing for winter and planning for spring

Kari-Astri Davies considers the dynamic nature of the garden and awakens some tender sleeping beauties