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

REAL readers' gardens! Putting the garden to bed ...

The flowers that grace the garden in autumn and winter tend to be modest, demure little things. Although the glamorous, fragrant blooms of Camellia sasanqua are not short on delicacy, low-key they are

REAL readers' gardens! Lots to learn from my ...

These fab plants deserve to be in every garden