In the first of a two-part series, Mike Palmer celebrates his favourite fuss-free hardy geraniums for sunny borders

Give good heat, water, hygiene and airflow to get them through to spring

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

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

There are some vegetables that thrive in the cold, but unless you aspire to self-sufficiency Tom Coward recommends caution when sowing very early in the year. “It’s a mistake, although we always do it

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