Paradise found

Zaragoza, Spain 1065

The quiet beauty of winter sets the stage in this garden, where topiary shapes and the borrowed landscape are the main performers

Nick Dakin-Elliot, who gardens in Tuscany, is still moved by the Italian hilltop gardens that command some of the most beautiful views in the world

Nearly 20 years ago, we bought a house in north London, not just for the building itself, but because hidden behind the terraced row was a secluded garden – a delightful surprise in this central Londo

In winter the bones of the formal garden at Owlpen Manor come to life. Highlighted with frost, the dark greens and greys of hedges and topiary take on the patina of an engraving. The manicured parterr

REAL readers' gardens! Putting the garden to bed ...