Around the garden

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

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

Give them a trim and feed so they’re ready for spring

As winter eases and spring beckons, longer days bring the garden to life – and your growing year starts here…

Snip now and your flowers will thank you later as a small trim can work wonders, says Joe Swift

Planting schemes should never stand still, so let’s reassess, reshape and reinvigorate