How to plant a cottage garden border

Romantic planting with a sleek modern style creates a striking mix in this Hertfordshire garden

The days might be cold and grey but your outside space can still bring you joy – there are sturdy, vigorous plants that will fill it with beauty and heart-lifting colour…

How to mix perennials and grasses to stunning effect

Amy McCormack, senior gardener at the National Trust’s Anglesey Abbey, on planting for winter colour and scent and protecting perennials from frost

Create a living boundary that brings beauty, privacy and is a haven for wildlife

Garden plagued by problems? Here’s how to transform any space