Shades of summer: Bring back colour to the garden, says Super Garden judge

With visions of Mediterranean summers, there’s hardly a garden in the country that hasn’t been transformed into an outdoor living space supported by decking, patios and raised beds. But Spanish-born horticulturist Monica Alvarez is not impressed.

“There is too much of a culture of having a large patio and concrete walls. The Irish are very into grey. Why is everything grey when you can actually put colour on to it?”