Kay Maynard explains how her first-ever garden has become a wildlife-friendly haven with year-round interest

From ramblers to floribundas, climbers to ground cover, plus top varieties to choose from, here’s your definitive winter guide

I’m bringing my summer stars

It’s time to take a look at the wealth of stylish smaller conifers that give all-year colour and structure, says Sue Fisher

Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow

What do the Lake District, the Royal Ballet, Italy and beautiful plants have in common? They’re all the inspiration for a fascinating business run by Peter Stott, the seasoned and philosophical owner