All hail the herbaceous sedums!

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen

Free-flowering heleniums must be one of the most attractive candidates for the flower garden, producing branching sprays of abundant, velvety textured daisies in warm shades of yellow, orange, red and

Select good garden ‘doers’ that bring interest to your plot for many months

Liz Zorab picks her favourite self-seeding and spreading plants for easier gardening

Hardy fuchsias bring jewel-like droplets of enduring colour delicately suspended in borders to brighten the September garden

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!