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A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

W ith Adam Frost

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

Finella Davenport A suburban garden in Cheshire ...

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

To garden successfully we need to work with nature and not against it – and that includes planting for wildlife. This doesn’t have to be dedicating a whole new area – but, in fact, growing ornamentals