Orderly hedges and classic features contrast with unruly wildlife-friendly planting in this rural Hertfordshire garden

John and Jenny Brett have created an all-year garden design at St Mary’s, combining formal plant structures with colourful insect-friendly perennials, but in winter, when dusted with white and dancing with shadows, the garden shimmers

Romantic planting with a sleek modern style creates a striking mix in this Hertfordshire garden

REAL readers' gardens! Putting the garden to bed ...

REAL readers' gardens!

Within a framework of mature trees, this naturalistic Surrey garden contains a mix of informal planting and formal topiary