In the garden

Use a palette of palest pastels for this jostling, flower-filled midsummer scheme, says Helen Billiald

Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

A heavenly flower border is a work of art, a living composition in which colour themes are finely balanced to wax and wane through the seasons

When summer beckons, it is answered by a chorus of glorious roses that fill an enchanting Isle of Wight garden, created from scratch by Derek and Louise Ness

The summer show is warming up – and plants just want to grow. Harness that energy now to enjoy flowers, food and pollinators

This South West garden has gone from dark, shady and overgrown to lush and romantic