Beauty sleep

Mike Palmer explains how despite its quiet, slumbering appearance, there’s lots happening in our outside spaces during the colder, darker months

Mike Palmer explains how to prune, plan, polish and prepare for 2026

Winter’s here – the perfect time to tackle repairs and revamp spaces without breaking the bank

Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ Forgive me please because I have, in my youth, been a bit sneery about mahonias. I recognise that this was a mistake as they have an awful lot in their favour: colour at a

Step into a magical winter garden in the Weald of Kent, where cyclamens, hellebores and crocuses add splashes of pink and purple to the white carpet of snowdrops

Create beautifully scented, long-lasting indoor arrangements using winter greenery and flowers from your garden. Choose fragrant blooms such as viburnum, witch hazel, Christmas box and wintersweet, an