Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to allow plants to grow a little wilder for greater all-weather protection

Pot them up now for early colour and free plants from the new shoots

Our experts will help you get the best from your garden

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

Add support to peonies that have, large, heavy flowers such as ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ and ‘Duchesse de Nemours’. Special tapered, cone-shaped supports for peonies are available and can be simply pushed int

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley