Enduring appeal of a subtle beauty

Choose tough, evergreen varieties to bring colour and life to your plot all year round

Shrubs are more than your garden’s supporting players. Given the right role, and even the occasional seasonal spotlight, they can become a star turn

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Cheerful and versatile, the daisy-like flowers of rudbeckias fill the garden with vibrant colour through the final weeks of the floral year

There’s something very special about colchicums, which are also known as autumn crocus. Their dainty pink or white flowers emerge as if by magic, long before the leaves appear. Like elegant young débu

Kari-Astri Davies considers choosing tulips to fire up her beds in the wake of bulb-buying frustration