Fabulous foliage

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

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE THIS MONTH WITH OUR GUIDE TO THE CHANGING SEASONS

Plants are so clever at adapting to their increasingly hot, sunny and dry surroundings

Break up the border blues with shimmering grasses and airy blooms that dance in the breeze

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

Toby shares summertime inspiration with his favourite big-leaved foliage plants that revel in the sun