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…

Liz Zorab lists her favourites for early winter interest and scent

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

One of our later asters here at Hillside, which is useful for maintaining a sense of expectation throughout the latter parts of the growing season. Its handsome, serrated foliage remains healthy and h

In winter, when the art school here at Benton End closed for the year and the garden fell quiet, Cedric Morris would head to warmer climes to escape the chill of his 16th-century house, but also to pa