How do you make a garden that fits its landscape? It's a question pondered by plantsman-designer Dan Pearson in the first of a new series of articles for Country Life, with photography by Huw Morgan.
April Fool's Day occasionally brings the first sight of lustful asparagus, but to save a few quid you'll have to wait...
Even the most well-established gardens can take unexpected turns, says our columnist Alan Titchmarsh. But if you're prepared and flexible, you might end up being delighted with the change to the status quo.
Post-Valentine's Day, Martin Fone takes a look at the true meaning behind flowers, decoding what each individual bloom says about the receiver - or the sender.
Mark Griffiths delves in to the world of plant names, unearthing quirky stories, scientific discovery — and an unfortunate case of imbecilic inaccuracy.
One of the most curious trees you'll see in Britain is also one of the most curiously-named: the Monkey Puzzle tree. But how did it get its name?
Michael Heseltine recounts the trials, tribulations and delights of creating a dream garden.
Val Bourne explores whether Asthall Manor has cracked the ultimate way to train a rose wall.
Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh chats through the winter plants which will light up your garden like fireworks.
Mark Diacono picks his favourite plums — and their close relatives, damsons, mirabelles, bullaces and gages.
Alan Titchmarsh explains why Christmas is such a very special day in his garden — and how he makes the most of it.
Their bright red leaves brighten up our houses at this time of year, but how did the tradition of having poinsettias at Christmas start? Mark Griffiths explains.
Charles Quest-Ritson loves apples — but laments the fact that we simply don't have the same vocabulary to describe the fruit as we do for wine.
Variegated foliage may be the bread and butter of some gardens, but for some horticulturalists it seems sickly and spoiled.
Alan Titchmarsh waxes lyrical about the benefits of bulbs, and why disposing of them year on year might not be the environmental sin that it seems.
If you thought conifers were naff, think again says Charles Quest-Ritson, who joins the new wave of designers rediscovering the opportunities offered by spreading cedars, noble pines and mysterious swamp cypresses.
The revered gardener Peter Catt — one of a tiny number of people to have won the RHS’s top accolade — has bred and grown some of the finest shrubs in Britian. He told Val Bourne about his ten favourites.
Mark Diacono teaches us how to grow garlic.
