Summer reverie amid nectar-rich whorls

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

It took me a while to love roses as a plant. I had always admired the flowers in the kind of knee-jerk way that most of us love sunsets or the song of a blackbird, but I had no feeling for them as pla

Find room for some fragrant plants to liven up your summer garden

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!

Kari-Astri Davies visits an influential garden and sings the praises of a colourful border stalwart

Are you hankering after a beautiful garden that is full of diversity but also one that isn’t a burden? If so, bombproof plants are the answer. These hard-working and reliable specimens will create a g