Boost your garden with superstar shrubs

Shrubs are more than your garden’s supporting players. Given the right role, and even the occasional seasonal spotlight, they can become a star turn

We reveal the best pollinator-friendly shrubs for each season

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Lift your spirits and your landscape with easy pops of colour in any border

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

Vibrant blooms for end-of-season splendour