Stars of the show

Our experts will help you get the best from your garden

Matthew Pottage Matt is Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategy at The Royal Parks. Anne Swithinbank A keen fruit, vegetable and house-plant grower, Anne was formerly the glasshouse supervisor at

These elite seasonal performers really ‘do what they say on the tin’!

While the garden slumbers, the joyful blooms of winter aconites sparkle, scattering gold beneath trees and shrubs with their arrival

From grasses to ferns and herbaceous perennials, these choice winter evergreens light up borders with colour and texture, says Sue Fisher

Plants that return each year create a framework for borders