All things bright and beautiful at festive events round the UK this Christmas

One of the many highlights for visitors to Cliveden in Buckinghamshire has always been the 80 acres of gardens, which encompass a geometric parterre, a maze, a water garden and the famous Long Garden

Yorkshire is ready for an after-dark glow-up this winter – here’s where to follow some twinkling trails

The quiet beauty of winter sets the stage in this garden, where topiary shapes and the borrowed landscape are the main performers

John and Jenny Brett have created an all-year garden design at St Mary’s, combining formal plant structures with colourful insect-friendly perennials, but in winter, when dusted with white and dancing with shadows, the garden shimmers

Amy McCormack, senior gardener at the National Trust’s Anglesey Abbey, on planting for winter colour and scent and protecting perennials from frost