Bamboo isn't just a hardy, quick-to-grow plant – it can bring terrific splashes of year-round colour to your garden, as Mark Griffiths explains.
Gardens
The worst garden pests of all? The ones you invite in with open arms
A couple of weeks ago, Alan Titchmarsh wrote a lovely piece for Country Life about how to get children and grandchildren into gardening. Charles Quest-Ritson has a rather different take…
Scents and sensibility: The roses grown for an ancient perfume in a magical Marrakesh garden
Ancient ‘country roses’ cultivated for a centuries-old perfume industry are among the horticultural treasures of a welcoming retreat on the fringes of Marrakesh, finds Angelica Gray.
The last word on Capability Brown – but one which comes with a health warning
This book on Lancelot 'Capability' Brown by the greatest living expert on his work is like nothing else – but it comes with one or two caveats, as George Plumptre explains.
Monty Don: How to stop worrying and learn to love gardening in November
November can be a depressing time for gardeners – but not if you dive in and make the best of it, as Monty Don explains.
The life and times of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
Brown unquestionably produced some of the best classic landscaping ever undertaken for British country house owners
A simple guide to identifying British trees
Simon Lester goes out on a limb to identify species and stop us barking up the wrong tree.
Eight magnificent country gardens, as created by Paul Bangay
Paul Bangay has forged a stellar reputation for garden design – originally in his native Australia, but he has also worked around the world. And despite the fact that many…
Alan Titchmarsh: How to get your kids (or grandchildren) into gardening
Gardener, broadcaster and writer Alan Titchmarsh often gets asked about whether he has passed his green fingers on down the generations. Here's his answer.
Tropical fruit and palm trees in deepest Surrey? Why they’re going bananas at Wisley
A newly-planted exotic garden at RHS Wisley has torn up the rule book – it's a bold gamble for a garden in Surrey, and one which Steven Desmond traces back through…
The autumnal fruit that makes a questionable home-made liqueur
Charles Quest-Ritson explores the sorb apple, an astringent fruit added to apples to make a particular variant of cider.
Musk Roses: Beautiful flowers, and the ‘sweetest smell in the air’ by far
Mark Griffiths discusses the wonderful qualities of the enigmatic but irresistible musk rose – aka osa moschata.
Beautiful bird baths that will send your heart all of a flutter
Many birds, from wrens to pigeons and even gulls, will come to the bird bath, either to wash down dusty feathers or to take a quick drink.
The ultimate man cave: 5 unique sheds to inspire your space
For these men, the garden shed is an extension of their home where the rules don’t apply. Anna Tyzack discovers the appeal of escaping (almost) out of doors.
11 of the best places in Britain to enjoy Autumn colour
A riot of autumnal splendour has broken out across the country.
10 pictures of the world’s largest yew hedge which are almost beyond belief
The world’s tallest yew hedge, on the Bathurst estate in the Cotswolds, has just received its annual trim.
Alan Titchmarsh on bulbs: Why they’re my ‘firework’ plants – sit back and watch them go
Alan Titchmarsh talks about his love of bulbs, which ones not to bother with, and the difference between a gardener and a farmer.
Wychwood Manor: A 1920s house and gardens, restored and transformed
The hills around Wychwood Manor, near Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, were once covered with wych elms, now long since vanished, but there is a memento of those ancient trees in a carved…
The Dell Garden: A Renaissance paradise in Norfolk
George Plumptre explores the legacy of the great nurseryman Alan Bloom, via his remarkable Norfolk garden.
Plas yn Rhiw: An intoxicating Welsh garden that time forgot
Non Morris visited one of the most beautiful gardens in Wales, and came away utterly smitten.