Food for thought

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

It’s one thing to achieve exactly the look you want near to the house, but where closely attended planting may peter out, the none-too-small matter of what lies at the end of the property or, indeed,

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

With expert broadcaster, author and long-standing AG columnist, Anne Swithinbank

REAL readers' gardens!

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley