The countryside in… june

Karen Youngs encounters squabbling herons and glimpses an elusive predator on a waterside walk

I love this time of the year with its glorious autumn colour. It’s when my borders are full of saturated reds and purples. Now my perennial plants have reached their full height, many flowering above

Bathed in burnished hues, a Hertfordshire cottage haven is a marriage of formal and wild planting

The garden has given me much joy this year, though it’s not been without its challenges! Especially the weather, with so little rain for long periods. But those two months of drought made little impac

Liz Zorab shares her favourite daisy-shaped flowers for late colour

Peak autumn has a treasure trove of non-feathered riches to discover, says James Lowen