IN the swelter of last summer, a coolly ...

John Massey’s Ashwood Nurseries has been breeding superb hellebores for the past 35 years, and they are acknowledged to be the best in the world. It all began because John was looking for winter work

As the long nights shorten, Mounton House garden quietly emerges from winter with delicate sprinklings of white narcissi, Scilla siberica and crocuses through the lawns. Daphnes fill the air with frag

Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to allow plants to grow a little wilder for greater all-weather protection

There’s magic in every seed – so start planting them today for a garden bursting with colour and buzzing with life

This spring jewel is so wonderful when it pops up in gardens, whether it is planted in borders or in areas of grass – as it is just as happy in both. The foliage will start with a slight purple tone a