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…

Mike Palmer shares his suggestions for creating sharp shapes and year-round structure in the garden

Discover the varieties that shine in every season and learn how to give them the best start

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

Rosie Irving explains why this easy-to-grow shrub offers beauty, berries and biodiversity all in one

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