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…

The garden in winter can often seem like something to be endured rather than enjoyed for gardeners who dash to garden centres at Easter, departing with cars brimful of petunias and bags of compost. Bu

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

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

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

Create a living boundary that brings beauty, privacy and is a haven for wildlife