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Best garden trees

Get shade, vertical interest and wildlife interest the easy way with our expert selections of trees for gardens large and small.

Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'

Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'

Rhus typhina

Tilia cordata 'Green Globe'

Tilia cordata 'Green Globe'

Small-leaved lime

Acer palmatum 'Chitose-yama'

Sorbus 'Eastern Promise'

Kalopanax septemlobus var. maximowiczii

Kalopanax septemlobus

Tree aralia

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Best shrubs

Add structure, wildlife interest and easy flowers year after year with our top-performing garden shrubs.

Lonicera nitida

Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis

Ligustrum sinense

Buddleja globosa. Getty Images

Buddleja globosa

Orange ball tree

Leycesteria formosa

Prunus lusitanica

Prunus lusitanica

Euonymus alatus var. rotundatus

Euonymus alatus var. rotundatus

Winged spindle

Berberis thunbergii 'Cheal's Scarlet'

Barberry

Lupinus arboreus

Tree lupin

Best climbers - Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Concha'

Californian lilac

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Plant inspiration

Browse our features, packed with advice on adding colour, structure and year-round interest to your garden.

Pot display of Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Yellow', Lantana 'Lucky Pure Gold', Bidens aurea, tagetes, Helichrysum 'Silver Mist' and Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White'. Sarah Cuttle

22 plants for pots and containers

Plants to avoid growing near houses

Thuggish garden plants

The best birch trees to grow

10 types of birch tree to grow

Pink pelargonium flowers

How to care for bedding plants

20 plants for dry shade

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A pot and cup of fresh herbal tea

Healing garden herbs to grow

Five ways to keep herbs productive

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Fruit and vegetables

Rubbing sandy soil between thumb and fingers

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Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’. Sarah Cuttle

What to plant in December

Blackberries ripening on the stem. Tim Sandall

How to grow blackberries

How to grow purple-sprouting broccoli

How to grow purple-sprouting broccoli

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