Potting on a winter show part 2

Isabelle Palmer is an expert when it comes to using containers to turn small balconies and patios into something fabulously floral. Here, she advises us on how to team plants and planters to create different looks

Garden designer Isabelle Palmer shares her simple projects that will fill your outside space with colour

This airy, bright combination evokes the walled garden at Benton End, which in the decades since Cedric Morris’s death in 1982 has become what the writer Ronald Blythe once described as ‘a hay-meadow

Whether you want a stylish display on a patio or fancy trying your hand at growing veggies, these planter ideas will perk up your outdoor space

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

These fuss-free, compact shrubs are guaranteed to provide colour and impact for years without growing out of control – which means less stress for you!