Big gardens

Marks Hall in Essex

Gardens to visit

Marks Hall arboretum and walled garden in winter

An illustration showing the plants used in a bold design for a late summer border by gardener Andrea Brusendorf

Late summer planting plan using tried and tested plants

Standing stone in Pembrokeshire

Create a sanctuary in your garden

Japanese Knotweed invasive species in autumn bloom, horizontal aspect

Japanese Knotweed: Do’s and Dont’s

English Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia Elizabeth

Favourite lavenders for a low maintenance garden

Photo: Annie Guilfoyle

Low maintenance gardening

Illustration for finding balance in the garden

Garden design tips: Finding balance in the garden

Prairies

Making and managing a prairie-style garden

Morton hall fritillary meadow

Fritillary meadow at Morton Hall Gardens: how to manage a meadow

Boughton House sunken garden

Planning a sunken garden

Chrysanthemum carinatum ‘Polar Star’

15 hardy annuals

Height of style

How to create an immersive garden

hand pruning tree and pruning shear in garden with sunset background

Pruning: Flowering shrubs