Fall in love with playfulism

If you can’t paint your garden walls or fence, you can still add interest by using outdoor textiles to inject some colour and pattern. Dig out tester pots or leftover paint to jazz up plain planters.

Design solutions

Matthew Appleby looks at the new plants, on-trend colours and gardening fashions that may make 2025 a year to remember

Let in the light with trending yellow shades. Butter yellow was the colour of the moment this spring, adding a pastel touch of brightness to gloomy days. Now that the seasons have changed, turn up the

Pick the best palettes from this year’s show to grace your own garden

Isabelle Palmer is an expert when it comes to using containers to turn small balconies and patios into something fabulously floral. Here, she advises us on how to team plants and planters to create different looks