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

Learn to love the dim and shadowy corners of your plot – without the harsh glare of the sun’s spotlight, you can build an environment rich in texture, gentle colour and seasonal interest

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

Some of our best garden plants are climbers. I grow many including clematis and roses, along with annuals such as sweet peas, and they all produce masses of colour – so why would you not fill your gar

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