The quiet beauty of winter sets the stage in this garden, where topiary shapes and the borrowed landscape are the main performers

Reader Caroline Crocker celebrates her chance to reclaim the family garden to create a plant lover’s paradise with a focus on climate resilience.

In 1993 Sarah and Chris Vermont moved from Brixton, London, to Hungerdowns in Essex, an old farmhouse dating back to 1600 with a Georgian front added in 1757. In the garden there were existing hedges,

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