Now’s the time to see fritillaries

I like unusual words and there are a couple that seem appropriate for this time of year. March, we know, is a fickle beast, where the weather can flicker from T-shirt to thermals in the course of a da

Because we garden organically here, we are at the mercy of slugs and snails, which means we have good years and bad years when it comes to dahlias. We could lift them, grow them on, then plant them ou

Find out which early species to watch for, how to make your patch more butterfly-friendly and where to record your sightings for science

Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out

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

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