Verdant winter ferns

Hardy fuchsias bring jewel-like droplets of enduring colour delicately suspended in borders to brighten the September garden

The world's finest share their tips for maccess

Plants are so clever at adapting to their increasingly hot, sunny and dry surroundings

These proven performers can handle heat, shade, drought and more – but some do come with a warning!

It would be difficult to imagine a more challenging situation for a small back garden in London: north-facing and shady, overlooked at close range by a large mansion block, far broader than it is long

Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening