There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk

Science is proving what gardeners have always known – that tending plants and spending time outdoors is soothing to mind, body and soul

Mike Palmer explains how despite its quiet, slumbering appearance, there’s lots happening in our outside spaces during the colder, darker months

Andrew Oldham explains how fostering a spirit of togetherness can help to banish the winter blues

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE THIS MONTH WITH OUR GUIDE TO THE CHANGING SEASONS

Explore gardens by day and escape into motivating reads by night