Rising to the challenge

A meeting at a Royal Horticultural Society show in the sumptuous surroundings of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire brought together garden designer Phil Hirst and garden owners Alan and Mandy Peel, who w

As the sun rises over Mollan House in Thornhill, Iain Howieson is already out in the three-acre garden he shares with his wife Ruth. For an hour or so each day he wanders the paths that wind through t

A giant pond full of wildlife dominates this heavenly garden in the Highlands

Grove Ley garden, Somerton, Somerset The home of Dr and Mrs Michael Horder

Sun, scent and super colour

Prairie-style planting surrounds this classic Georgian house, creating texture and a sense of drama against the backdrop of meadows and coppiced woodland