Excellent echinacea

Plant with sunny hues to weave rhythm, softness and sparkle through your garden borders

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

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

Tilly Ware visits Knoll Gardens in Dorset, which offers a masterclass in how to make your garden stay beautiful for longer

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!

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