Joys of spring

Creating a manageable garden around a Georgian rectory in rural Norfolk is an ongoing process for two keen gardeners

When garden designer Colm Joseph was asked to draw up plans for this garden, it was the view across fields and hedgerows to the south and west that drew his eye, as well as two ancient oak trees, one

This South West garden has gone from dark, shady and overgrown to lush and romantic

A heavenly flower border is a work of art, a living composition in which colour themes are finely balanced to wax and wane through the seasons

For many gardeners, midsummer is the highlight of the year when bountiful borders brim with blowsy blooms jostling for space. But creating planting palettes that are both pleasing to the eye and feel

Use a palette of palest pastels for this jostling, flower-filled midsummer scheme, says Helen Billiald