Nick Hamilton explains why getting to know your garden’s sun, soil and shade situation will better help plants thrive

These are some of the best ‘forever plants’ to sow this spring, says Liz

REAL readers' gardens!

I absolutely adore smaller gladioli like Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus. It can naturalise, which is a really positive thing for the garden. For anyone who’s terrified of having pink in their ga

As the long nights shorten, Mounton House garden quietly emerges from winter with delicate sprinklings of white narcissi, Scilla siberica and crocuses through the lawns. Daphnes fill the air with frag

Liz has chosen her top varieties that offer food, shelter, or both, to our feathered friends