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

Scrambling over supports and into trees, these plants are a true delight of the season, says Sue Fisher

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Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out