Plant your bulbs now for a lovely bright start to spring

One of the many highlights for visitors to Cliveden in Buckinghamshire has always been the 80 acres of gardens, which encompass a geometric parterre, a maze, a water garden and the famous Long Garden

Amy McCormack, senior gardener at the National Trust’s Anglesey Abbey, on planting for winter colour and scent and protecting perennials from frost

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REAL readers' gardens!

The quiet beauty of winter sets the stage in this garden, where topiary shapes and the borrowed landscape are the main performers