From ramblers to floribundas, climbers to ground cover, plus top varieties to choose from, here’s your definitive winter guide

Get trimming now for healthier bushes and stunning summer blooms

Matt is Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategy at The Royal Parks. A keen fruit, vegetable and house-plant grower, Anne was formerly the glasshouse supervisor at RHS Garden Wisley. Caroline Salis

Formerly known as Dicentra spectabilis, bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis), is a Chinese plant bearing pink-red, heart-shaped flowers with white tips that hang from arching flower stems in late

As days grow longer, the urge to sow seeds is almost impossible to resist. But if you dream of overflowing beds, the most important thing to do now is plan the growing year to help you meet its sowing

Don’t wait for summer to realise your garden’s not up to scratch. The best time to sort your green space is now