The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!

Plantsman, designer and TV presenter Jamie Butterworth shares his failsafe planting combinations for different spots on your plot

With bold structural lines complemented by dramatic swathes of perennials, this Edinburgh garden designed by Tracy McQue stands out, particularly when etched with frost

Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley

Now spring is in sight, gorgeous plants herald a new season