Long dismissed as garden relics, these easy-care classics are now the go-to for effortless colour and pollinator appeal

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…

Liz Zorab lists her favourites for early winter interest and scent

Once upon a time, most gardeners would start the process of ‘putting their gardens to bed’ in September. It was as though the garden had no importance; in fact, it disappeared from view for half the a

WINTER HELLEBORES, ALSO KNOWN AS CHRISTMAS ROSES, come in many different colours. We love those with cool green petals, veined and limned with pinkish red. The fern fronds and ivy complement them perf

Brighten the dark days — and lift your spirits — with the blazing colours of dogwoods, bamboos and brambles