Clipping marvellous!

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

Sun, scent and super colour

A keen gardener’s love of colour and fragrance has resulted in a small garden with big impact

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

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

Putting her own stamp on an inherited garden was the mission of one adaptable plantswoman