October we love

Welcome in the new year with a starry show of hellebores

Just between us, let’s be honest: for much of the year this is quite an uninteresting plant. It does not make much of an impact while our gardens erupt with life in spring. In the heat of summer, it s

Exciting recommendations from our expert plantsman

Kari-Astri Davies considers the challenge of dry shade and braces herself for some winter pruning

At a time when much of the garden sleeps, winter flowers are all the more precious for their scarcity; an irrepressible bunch, undaunted by wind, frost or even a blanket of snow. Many are small, yet t

Liz Zorab lists the eye-catching plants she hopes to add to her garden this year