Love your… lady’s mantle

Once one of Britain’s most fashionable delicacies, the medlar fell from favour in the 20th century. Fabled and sweetly flavourful, it deserves to make a return to our gardens and kitchens, says Jane Steward

Tough and undemanding, alpine plants deserve a place in every garden, adding the charm of their dainty flowers and handsome foliage to small-scale planting schemes

Houseplants have had a huge revival and people are transforming their indoor spaces with living greenery. If you haven’t got a garden there is so much you can do to grow plants in your house and creat

There’s something very special about colchicums, which are also known as autumn crocus. Their dainty pink or white flowers emerge as if by magic, long before the leaves appear. Like elegant young débu

Lift your spirits and your landscape with easy pops of colour in any border

Choose tough, evergreen varieties to bring colour and life to your plot all year round