Looking to bring the full panoply of autumn colour into your garden? Try a deciduous shrub, says Joe Swift

Discover the varieties that shine in every season and learn how to give them the best start

If you want to plant a light woodland–perhaps underplanted with wild primroses and bluebells–or are looking for a luminous specimen tree for the garden, consider a birch, advises Charles Quest-Ritson

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…

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

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