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

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

Turn a shady corner into a lush, wildlife-rich woodland garden this April by working with nature

When writer Sheila M Averbuch and her husband moved into their Pencaitland home in East Lothian over 20 years ago, the garden was little more than a flat upper lawn with a steep slope down to the bung

REAL readers' gardens! Pruning roses A plant-packed suburban ...

Work your way through your borders, removing dandelion flowerheads before they get the chance to set seed. Flowers of dandelions are a useful source of early nectar for pollinators but if they are abl