Planting schemes should never stand still, so let’s reassess, reshape and reinvigorate

Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke

Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out

REAL readers' gardens!

Nick Hamilton explains why getting to know your garden’s sun, soil and shade situation will better help plants thrive

In the first of a two-part series, Mike Palmer celebrates his favourite fuss-free hardy geraniums for sunny borders