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garden needn't have fewer plants or less variety than a large garden, but it's important to avoid growing large plants and shrubs, which can exclude light from the garden and compete with smaller plants for water and nutrients. Here, Monty Don and James

flower heads of this compact grass, and its signature 'quaking' habit make it well worth growing. Place in full sun or light shade.Briza media 'Limouzi' (Quaking grass)This semi-evergreen, dwarf sedge is perfect for growing in window boxes. A sunny

by planting bulbs. Try daffodils and crocus (tulips don’t grow well in grass) and don’t mow for six weeks after flowering, as this gives the leaves time to return nutrients to the bulb.Plant bulbs in your lawnBare patches can develop where a lawn is regularly