Spring into action

March always feels like the true turning point on the allotment. The days stretch a little longer, the soil starts to warm under your boots, and suddenly the plot goes from quiet and patient to bursti

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

Chit early and maincrop potatoes this month to ensure a season full of homegrown spuds. You can plant bare-root asparagus crowns this month, provided that the soil is draining well. Choose an open, su

It’s time for sowing, planting alpine containers and living screens and tidying up old growth

What to plant, pot and prune this month, plus a few treats to buy and inspiration further afield

It’s all systems grow in Fiona’s small, town garden in Lincolnshire now that spring is here