Nick Hamilton explains why getting to know your garden’s sun, soil and shade situation will better help plants thrive

Scrambling over supports and into trees, these plants are a true delight of the season, says Sue Fisher

I like unusual words and there are a couple that seem appropriate for this time of year. March, we know, is a fickle beast, where the weather can flicker from T-shirt to thermals in the course of a da

I absolutely adore smaller gladioli like Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus. It can naturalise, which is a really positive thing for the garden. For anyone who’s terrified of having pink in their ga

Planting schemes should never stand still, so let’s reassess, reshape and reinvigorate

As the long nights shorten, Mounton House garden quietly emerges from winter with delicate sprinklings of white narcissi, Scilla siberica and crocuses through the lawns. Daphnes fill the air with frag