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

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

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

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

What to plant, pot and prune this month, plus a few treats to buy and inspiration further afield

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