Secrets of acolourful garden

If you can’t paint your garden walls or fence, you can still add interest by using outdoor textiles to inject some colour and pattern. Dig out tester pots or leftover paint to jazz up plain planters.

A major part of my gardening joy is visual, and as my knowledge and observational powers have improved over decades of gardening, so has my love of experimenting with colour schemes. When I first came

Red can be fiery and fabulous – or tricky to get right. Here’s how to choose the perfect shade and partner it well for bold, beautiful planting

Bring a blaze of colour to your garden in August with a palette of bright and contrasting blooms, carefully positioned pots and a few late-season buys

A focus on leaves is an easy path to a stylish garden

Pick the best palettes from this year’s show to grace your own garden