In the spotlight alder (alnus glutinosa)

Tough and undemanding, alpine plants deserve a place in every garden, adding the charm of their dainty flowers and handsome foliage to small-scale planting schemes

With expert broadcaster, author and long-standing AG columnist, Anne Swithinbank

Lift your spirits and your landscape with easy pops of colour in any border

Choose tough, evergreen varieties to bring colour and life to your plot all year round

Shrubs are more than your garden’s supporting players. Given the right role, and even the occasional seasonal spotlight, they can become a star turn

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best