These fab plants deserve to be in every garden

Long dismissed as garden relics, these easy-care classics are now the go-to for effortless colour and pollinator appeal

Liz Zorab lists her favourites for early winter interest and scent

Romantic planting with a sleek modern style creates a striking mix in this Hertfordshire garden

The days might be cold and grey but your outside space can still bring you joy – there are sturdy, vigorous plants that will fill it with beauty and heart-lifting colour…

If you want to plant a light woodland–perhaps underplanted with wild primroses and bluebells–or are looking for a luminous specimen tree for the garden, consider a birch, advises Charles Quest-Ritson