This week... cranesbills

Mimic their natural behaviour and get them going now to flower in spring

Lift your spirits and your landscape with easy pops of colour in any border

Choose tough, evergreen varieties to bring colour and life to your plot all year round

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!

REAL readers' gardens!

Tough and undemanding, alpine plants deserve a place in every garden, adding the charm of their dainty flowers and handsome foliage to small-scale planting schemes