visits Northern Ireland with Clay Jones
Twelve years ago Crosbie Cochrane set out to create a garden for all seasons. He aimed for seclusion and an illusion of size, and his design provides both. There are few flowers, the colour comes from the foliage of conifers and deciduous plants.

BBC Birmingham Book, Gardeners' World Cottage Garden, £4.75, BBC videobooks and laservision videodiscs, Mr Smith 's Vegetable Garden (BBCV 1000). Mr Smith's Flower Garden (BBCV 1001), Mr Smith's Indoor Garden (BBCV 1002), from retailers