Get ahead, get a gardener

If you’ve ever wondered what the gardens of some of Britain’s best landscape architects look like, there’s a new book that tours these places

Weeding and pruning is her refuge from the rollercoaster of news that has shaped her career. But there’s something in the flowerbeds that can make broadcaster Fiona Bruce lose her famous cool

Accessible gardens around a Cornish retirement village marry a rich horticultural past with modern living

Andrew Oldham is busy bringing together vegetables and flowers to make the most of a sloping site

MEET THE HEAD GARDENER

IT’S midsummer, and this is usually the season when gardens are supposed to look their best – brimming with colour, buzzing with life, weed-free and calm, relaxing places for lounging with friends or