Landscape gardener and designer, Olive Ryan, gives a masterclass on how to give your garden the ultimate makeover

Where do you begin? It is that time of the year again when the garden is waking up. 

As the evenings start to lengthen we begin to dream of long summer evenings spent barbequing on the patio (hopefully) surrounded by lush vegetation, fabulous flowers and designer deckchairs.

Now is the time to take action on smartening up your exterior.