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…

Once upon a time, most gardeners would start the process of ‘putting their gardens to bed’ in September. It was as though the garden had no importance; in fact, it disappeared from view for half the a

Brighten the dark days — and lift your spirits — with the blazing colours of dogwoods, bamboos and brambles

Rosie Irving explains the many virtues of the humble heather

MAKE YOUR GARDEN A WINTER HAVEN FOR BIRDS, BEES AND BUGS WITH THESE FAUNA-FRIENDLY PLANTS AND FLOWERS

York Gate, a one-acre garden near Leeds, was donated by the Spencer family in 1994 to Perennial, the charity that helps people working in horticulture and their families. While the garden was develope