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Are you hankering after a beautiful garden that is full of diversity but also one that isn’t a burden? If so, bombproof plants are the answer. These hard-working and reliable specimens will create a g

Centaurea cyanus ‘Polka Dot Mixed’ Picture yourselves at about the age of eight. It is your birthday and a party is planned. The morning has been fraught: as with all birthdays the excitement begins e

For many gardeners, midsummer is the highlight of the year when bountiful borders brim with blowsy blooms jostling for space. But creating planting palettes that are both pleasing to the eye and feel

Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

A heavenly flower border is a work of art, a living composition in which colour themes are finely balanced to wax and wane through the seasons

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!