With over 30 years of horticultural experience, including stints at Waddesdon Manor and Chequers, Richard Ernst now leads the team at Norfolk’s Houghton Hall. He oversees the estate’s five-acre walled

Reduce the height of tall buddleias now to prevent the risk of any branches snapping and potentially causing damage during winter gales. This pruning is also essential on younger buddleias to reduce t

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Liz Zorab chooses her favourite plants inspired by the skies

I don’t get to walk through the 17 acres of gardens at Bressingham every day, but sometimes I am able to enjoy a walk on a frosty morning in midwinter as the sun comes up over the horizon. On a frosty