Beautiful & useful

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

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

These fuss-free, compact shrubs are guaranteed to provide colour and impact for years without growing out of control – which means less stress for you!

Matthew Appleby looks at the new plants, on-trend colours and gardening fashions that may make 2025 a year to remember

Try these top 10 plants to ramp up the fragrance on your plot during the long summer nights

It’s now 25 years since the Millennium Seed Bank opened at Kew’s wild botanical garden Wakehurst. In that time it has logged more than 2.5 billion seeds from more than 40,000 wild plants. This summer,