This month! 78 Around the garden 83 Back to basics 84 Flowers 86 Pruning 89 House plants 90 Wildlife 92 Greenhouse 95 Test your skills 97 Fruit & veg As the days slowly lengthen, winter will begin to

Make new phlox plants for free by taking root cuttings of your established plants before they start sending up their spring shoots. Take them from plants dug up from the garden or from pot-grown speci

These days we try to leave the ‘mess’ of our ornamental garden for as much of the winter as possible for the sake of the biodiversity in our vital garden spaces and, therefore, the world at large. Now

From ramblers to floribundas, climbers to ground cover, plus top varieties to choose from, here’s your definitive winter guide

TIMELY PRUNING

Anya Lautenbach, bestselling author and Instagram plant whisperer – known to her one million-plus followers as Anya the Garden Fairy – shares her advice on how to keep the costs down