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

Rosie Irving explains why this easy-to-grow shrub offers beauty, berries and biodiversity all in one

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

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…

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

Vibrant fruits and berries are now starting to keep our gardens bursting with colour – but many come with myths and secrets!