Strip the willow

The garden at Salthrop Manor, Wiltshire The home of Sophie Conran

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

River, meadow and wood converge around an old mill in Hampshire, where changing vistas create a bond between garden and landscape

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

From humble, hardworking beginnings to stylish staples in modern homes, vintage and antique baskets endure for their beauty and craftsmanship, as Alice Roberton explains

Award-winnng nurseryman John Massey has created a little piece of paradise in his sprawling eight-acre canalside garden – an oasis full of year-round interest