My grandmother, Crac, was my first inspiration. She lived in the gatehouse at Lullingstone, where I live now. She taught me not to worry if you lose a few plants but just to keep on going. Every Frida

Renowned for its technicolour floral display of azaleas and rhododendrons in spring, Lukesland’s 24 acres of lush woodland garden on the southern edge of Dartmoor ignite with colour once again in autu

Jenny Whitmore had one priority in mind when she started designing her West Sussex garden: the view. “It was what captivated me when we first came to look at this house and I knew immediately that any

In a setting as muscular and magnificent as the Highlands of Scotland, making a garden that feels proportionate to that landscape, but with its own personality, is no mean feat. Yet on this project in

Many people, on hearing the word arboretum, might imagine their eyes inexorably rising through 45 degrees to take in the lofty tops of giant firs and redwoods, planted by the worthies of yesteryear. N

Jodie Hilton, National Trust head gardener at Sheffield Park and Garden, talks autumn colour, climate resilience and the joy of woodland walks