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…

York Gate, a one-acre garden near Leeds, was donated by the Spencer family in 1994 to Perennial, the charity that helps people working in horticulture and their families. While the garden was develope

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

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!