Echinops

Colourful coneflowers provide a rousing finale to the summer season and their prominent shapes add drama to autumn plantings, says Sue Fisher

Wildlife matters

Liz Zorab outlines her pick of the flowers with global garden appeal

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

As the sun rises over Mollan House in Thornhill, Iain Howieson is already out in the three-acre garden he shares with his wife Ruth. For an hour or so each day he wanders the paths that wind through t

Tilly Ware visits Knoll Gardens in Dorset, which offers a masterclass in how to make your garden stay beautiful for longer