Behind every great British garden… gardeners at work ...

Reader Caroline Crocker celebrates her chance to reclaim the family garden to create a plant lover’s paradise with a focus on climate resilience.

In his final column for the season, Joe Swift looks back at a memorable year — and work for the months ahead

In 1993 Sarah and Chris Vermont moved from Brixton, London, to Hungerdowns in Essex, an old farmhouse dating back to 1600 with a Georgian front added in 1757. In the garden there were existing hedges,

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

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…