Earthy pleasures

DREAM PLANT GROW PICK MAKE BUY

Colourful coneflowers provide a rousing finale to the summer season and their prominent shapes add drama to autumn plantings, says Sue Fisher

Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

Brighten up the season with a collection of cheerful, chirpy and colourful containers

Easy ways to create a compact kitchen garden

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen