The country’s Cape Floral Kingdom has incredible bloom diversity with around 9,000 species – and some make spectacular plants for our British gardens

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

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

REAL readers' gardens!

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

Soil conditions and frost risk mean patience is essential