Blending the old and the new, Diana Yates has gently updated the kitchen in her cottage home, creating the perfect environment for calming morning rituals before the rest of the household stirs

This is the month of horticultural happiness, and with everything looking fresh, green and lush, even the burgeoning weeds become – briefly – delightful additions to the garden. Selfheal sprouts gaily

For me, spring is the most exciting part of the year, as it’s full of promise and there’s something about early flowering plants that really lifts the spirits. I love it when I’m driving in the countr

This month, Lalage reflects on how she was a little too hasty in planting out pea seedlings, contemplates the benefits of companion planting and sets about bringing order and tidiness to her vegetable beds

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

Introducing our new columnist Dan: restaurateur and keen allotmenteer. This month, he’s sowing beetroot and carrots, and cooking with wild garlic and rhubarb