Hydrangeas at home with

These trendy shrubs are full of flower power now and there’s a great diversity within this much-loved group of plants, says Val Bourne

The numerous cultivars of Hydrangea paniculata are famed both for their floral flamboyance and intricacy. The masses of conical or cloud-like flowerheads, prominently positioned at the stem tips, offe

A giant pond full of wildlife dominates this heavenly garden in the Highlands

As the sun rises over Mollan House in Thornhill, Iain Howieson is already out in the three-acre garden he shares with his wife Ruth. For an hour or so each day he wanders the paths that wind through t

There’s a mophead or lace cap shrub for every garden, says Rosie Irving

Some gardens are all of one style: they’re a house wearing its Sunday best, from front to back. Highfield Farm is different. It has a swatch of different gardens leading out from it, a series of plant