At a time when much of the garden sleeps, winter flowers are all the more precious for their scarcity; an irrepressible bunch, undaunted by wind, frost or even a blanket of snow. Many are small, yet t

Warm up chilly days with some sizzling blooms

Liz Zorab lists the eye-catching plants she hopes to add to her garden this year

These elite seasonal performers really ‘do what they say on the tin’!

From grasses to ferns and herbaceous perennials, these choice winter evergreens light up borders with colour and texture, says Sue Fisher

Toby explains how creating cold-weather beauty went from unusual to must-do