‘Golden Starlight’
Sharply jagged leaves with pale veins and yellow margins. Sometimes listed as ‘Yellow Ripple’. H x S 50cm x 50cm
Go for a walk - urban, suburban or rural - at this time of year and you'll come across ivies dripping with clusters of blackberries. The thrushes, blackbirds, and blackcaps that depend on them as winter tightens its grip will also surely be in evidence.
‘Little Diamond’
Small, dark-green, diamond-shaped leaves, edged in white with pink winter tints. Height x Spread 1.5m x 1.5m
In the gardens you pass along the way, you'll see variegated foliage brightening the side of an old shed, snaking its way up a brick wall or transforming a tree trunk. But what you'll rarely see is a variegated ivy covered in berries.
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Your wildlife month
December is a time for reflection in the garden. What worked for wildlife in 2023 and what didn't? How could you do more? Looking at the bones of the garden now, is there space for more plants? Are your fences bare? Are there enough berries and hips? You have until March to plant bare-root trees and shrubs. What would look good? What would better serve wildlife?
The Full Monty
I can, and occasionally do, manufacture jobs in a kind of gung-ho, boy-scout spirit
Hardwood cuttings
It's the zero-fuss way to make free new shrubs - just follow our guide from Nick Bailey
'It's like another lung - like having oxygen on tap. It makes you breathe in a different way'
Helen Maxwell's garden in rural Carmarthenshire surrounds the house that her husband (who's an architect) designed.
Tales from Titchmarsh
Sunday is a day for enjoying the garden in peace and quiet, says Alan, without the buzz, hum and drone of power tools
YOUR PRUNING MONTH
Frances Tophill shows you how to get greenery in shape ahead of the colder winter months
Winter greenhouse bounty Plant up winter veg
Keep your greenhouse fully stocked up with tasty salads and veg. In the second of our three-part series, Lucy Chamberlain reveals the crops to grow now
Tender plants
A cold snap can wreak havoc in the garden if you don't protect frost-tender and borderline-hardy plants. Alan Titchmarsh explains how to do it
YOUR PRUNING MONTH
Keep summer-fruiting raspberries productive and healthy with Frances Tophill's guide
Dividing your plants
Split big clumps into vigorous new plants with Nick Bailey's essential guide