The quiet beauty of winter sets the stage in this garden, where topiary shapes and the borrowed landscape are the main performers

A good time to visit The Old Rectory in Doynton is as dusk falls on a frosty December evening. Driving in through the gate, you’ll be cheered by the sight of two illuminated Portuguese laurel cylinder

Placed in the garden, a sculpture invites us to pause and appreciate both its beauty and that of the backdrop around it

John and Jenny Brett have created an all-year garden design at St Mary’s, combining formal plant structures with colourful insect-friendly perennials, but in winter, when dusted with white and dancing with shadows, the garden shimmers

REAL readers' gardens! Putting the garden to bed ...

Within a framework of mature trees, this naturalistic Surrey garden contains a mix of informal planting and formal topiary