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

York Gate, a one-acre garden near Leeds, was donated by the Spencer family in 1994 to Perennial, the charity that helps people working in horticulture and their families. While the garden was develope

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…

Long overlooked and unfairly maligned, these tough, colourful and low-maintenance plants deliver year-round structure and style

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

Mike Palmer shares his suggestions for creating sharp shapes and year-round structure in the garden