How to grow rubber plants

Toby shares summertime inspiration with his favourite big-leaved foliage plants that revel in the sun

These proven performers can handle heat, shade, drought and more – but some do come with a warning!

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

The world's finest share their tips for maccess

It would be difficult to imagine a more challenging situation for a small back garden in London: north-facing and shady, overlooked at close range by a large mansion block, far broader than it is long

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…