Brighten the dark days — and lift your spirits — with the blazing colours of dogwoods, bamboos and brambles

The days might be cold and grey but your outside space can still bring you joy – there are sturdy, vigorous plants that will fill it with beauty and heart-lifting colour…

November may bring frost but it’s the perfect month to plant and prune fruit trees, for a taste of summer that money can’t buy

Looking to bring the full panoply of autumn colour into your garden? Try a deciduous shrub, says Joe Swift

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

Rosie Irving explains why this easy-to-grow shrub offers beauty, berries and biodiversity all in one