Liz has chosen her top varieties that offer food, shelter, or both, to our feathered friends

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

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

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

These simple projects will refresh your garden for the new season! Make this the year you create a space that’s inviting for family and wildlife alike

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