Plants with feel-good benefits

Plant with sunny hues to weave rhythm, softness and sparkle through your garden borders

Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen

Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

There’s room for some - but not always for all with pushier plants explains Toby