Use subtle botanical references to keep your scheme calm and comfortable. Choose abstract, rather than realistic, leaf and floral designs and mix and match different styles. This variety of shapes and

Define your borders and support border plants that tend to flop by using salvaged or recycled pieces of wood. Varying lengths and widths work well and you only need a few sound planks to tame and comp

Some 68 per cent of British adults visit a garden centre each year with the hope of a brighter summer, according to the Horticultural Trades Association. We’ve all been there; filling the trolley with

What to plant, grow, prune and buy this month for your great outdoors

In December 1997, we moved from a tiny London garden to our new home, Old Park Barn in Buckinghamshire. It was daunting – a huge leap of faith from gardening in an urban courtyard to essentially an ov

Turn a shady corner into a lush, wildlife-rich woodland garden this April by working with nature