Plant a pleached tree

Even a small country garden can contain an ‘orchard’ of trees and shrubs, so you can fill your fruit bowl with home-grown apples, pears, plums and more

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

A thriving hedge does more than mark boundaries – it brings structure, beauty and calm, while offering shelter and sustenance

Choosing the planting for a small garden can often be harder than for a large one, as every centimetre of space needs to work hard. To help you figure out the best approach, we asked top designers and

Add a to-go twist to your budget-friendly glow-up and transform your leased landscape into a PORTABLE PARADISE

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