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Allium atropurpureum

Gothic plants for Halloween: these are the plants that could help to spookify your garden

Discover some of the blackest plants, just in time for HalloweenShow more
Winter walk: Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire.

The most inspiring winter garden walks

It may be cold outside but you can still visit beautiful gardens over the winter months. Here's our top picks of UK open gardens to visit for a refreshing winter walkShow more
December flowers: Camellia sasanqua 'Crimson King'

Great flowers and plants for the garden in December picked by head gardeners

The best December flowers and foliage from winter interest plants chosen for structure, colour and texture in the garden. Photographs Jason IngramShow more
Collecting leaves with rake

Winter gardening jobs

Just because winter is here, it doesn't mean there's nothing to do in the garden. Rosie Fyles, head gardener at Chiswick House, and head gardener Benjamin Pope explain what winter gardening needs to be doneShow more
Frost in The Dry Garden in winter at RHS Garden Hyde Hall.

Get your plants winter ready - here's the best environmentally friendly winter plant protection to use

Keep your plants safe through the winter with our pick of the best eco friendly plant covers and products for winter protection.Show more
Helleborus torquatus

Species hellebores: the best for your garden

More understated than their hybridised cousins, species hellebores bring delicacy and grace to the spring garden. Plant expert Graham Rice recommends 10 of the best. Photographs by Jason Ingram.Show more
A winter view at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent, through the arched Tower entrance towards the front range, dating from about 1490

Sissinghurst welcomes winter visitors for the first time

The National Trust aims to highlight that Sissinghurst Castle Garden looks beautiful in winter tooShow more
Ilex x wandoensis at RHS Wisley

Holly berry crop due to be best this millennium

The RHS has reported record holly berry growth this yearShow more