Tim Martin, National Trust head gardener at Greys Court in Oxfordshire, on the joys of spring and the beauty of slow gardening

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

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

When garden designer James Scott of The Garden Company was asked by the National Trust to work on a restoration of the Long Garden at Cliveden, he leapt at the chance. Partly it was the prestigious lo

Spring is heralded with a rich array of rocky gems in this wonderful west Scottish garden

The garden of a Grade II-listed house built in 1815 amongst the hills of the Somerset countryside is a sight to behold after undergoing an incredible transformation using sustainable horticulture