Flowering fuchsia tree

Liz Zorab reveals at some of the best shrubs for warm weather days

Bring a blaze of colour to your garden in August with a palette of bright and contrasting blooms, carefully positioned pots and a few late-season buys

Boost colour in spring and summer with these low maintenance alternatives to annuals

If you can’t paint your garden walls or fence, you can still add interest by using outdoor textiles to inject some colour and pattern. Dig out tester pots or leftover paint to jazz up plain planters.

Hands up everyone who’s familiar with the Royal Horticultural Society’s system of hardiness ratings? Thought not. But it’s simple, really. The RHS rates plants according to how hardy they are – how li

Pick the best palettes from this year’s show to grace your own garden