Ephemeral beauty

Select good garden ‘doers’ that bring interest to your plot for many months

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

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

Once dismissed as the naff staple of garage forecourts, the humble ’mum is enjoying a renaissance as the autumnal flower du jour . Naomi Slade explains why

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen

Kari-Astri Davies considers the dynamic nature of the garden and awakens some tender sleeping beauties