‘if you emulate nature, you’re on to a winner’

As gardening’s national treasure turns 80, we pay tribute to an extraordinary plantswoman and great friend of Garden News

W ith Adam Frost

The TV presenter and novelist, who turns 68 this month, on weight loss, her unusual way with words, and why she has fallen in love with going to church

As I mark this special birthday, these are the favourites that have coloured my life with meaning and memories

Weeding and pruning is her refuge from the rollercoaster of news that has shaped her career. But there’s something in the flowerbeds that can make broadcaster Fiona Bruce lose her famous cool

IT’S midsummer, and this is usually the season when gardens are supposed to look their best – brimming with colour, buzzing with life, weed-free and calm, relaxing places for lounging with friends or