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Tough and undemanding, alpine plants deserve a place in every garden, adding the charm of their dainty flowers and handsome foliage to small-scale planting schemes

Choose tough, evergreen varieties to bring colour and life to your plot all year round

Liz Zorab lists her choice of plants that will thrive in water-retaining soils

Allowing plants to fend for themselves without staking builds resilience and creates relaxed billowing borders in this windswept autumn garden

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