Planting schemes should never stand still, so let’s reassess, reshape and reinvigorate

To hide my new garden’s nakedness, I planted trees. Damson and mirabelle plum, ‘Discovery’ and reinette apples, two pears, a quince and a ‘Nottingham’ medlar. There was a purple-leaved filbert, a ‘Che

Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out

Anne explains how to grow this South African beauty named after a botany-loving duchess

REAL readers' gardens!

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