The days might be cold and grey but your outside space can still bring you joy – there are sturdy, vigorous plants that will fill it with beauty and heart-lifting colour…

Long dismissed as garden relics, these easy-care classics are now the go-to for effortless colour and pollinator appeal

MASTERCLASS

Liz Zorab lists her favourites for early winter interest and scent

Brighten the dark days — and lift your spirits — with the blazing colours of dogwoods, bamboos and brambles

York Gate, a one-acre garden near Leeds, was donated by the Spencer family in 1994 to Perennial, the charity that helps people working in horticulture and their families. While the garden was develope