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…

For instant impact in a newly landscaped garden, there’s nothing quite like planting mature trees or native hedgerow plants for transformative and long-lasting results, believes Steven Desmond

Garden plagued by problems? Here’s how to transform any space

Create a living boundary that brings beauty, privacy and is a haven for wildlife

YOU need a hedge for your country garden? ...

Within a framework of mature trees, this naturalistic Surrey garden contains a mix of informal planting and formal topiary