As the cold season sets in, it pays to get frondly with foliage! Val Bourne chooses some of the best to brighten up the plot

Are potted alstroemeria hardy? How do I grow yellow raspberries? Read on…

Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ Forgive me please because I have, in my youth, been a bit sneery about mahonias. I recognise that this was a mistake as they have an awful lot in their favour: colour at a

RHS expert Jon Webster tells Mandy Bradshaw why this evergreen beauty shouldn’t be relegated to the winter months

Plant skimmias in pots so you can position them in spots where you can best see their attractive berries now, their pretty flower buds at the end of winter and blossom in spring. Skimmias do best in p

Liz Zorab chooses some cool customers for upbeat container planting