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Skilfully created by Christina Shand and filled with prized plants, Dyffryn Fernant sits harmoniously within an ancient Welsh landscape

The Welsh word for hillock or high point is ‘crûg’, which, in the case of Crûg Farm Plants refers to a thickly planted mound, the site of a lookout with views over a Roman road between Conwy and nearb

Last year, Neil Lucas marked his 30th year at Knoll Gardens in Dorset by launching two new plants (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Black Arrow’ and Miscanthus transmorrisonensis ‘Sunset’) and hosting a seri

Walled gardens are an everyday feature of large country estates, but the splendid example at Broughton Grange defies all expectation. Rather than being a tucked-away working area for growing flowers a

He might be a top landscape designer, but Chris Moss’s own garden in West Sussex is a masterclass in naturalistic, understated design

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