Find out which early species to watch for, how to make your patch more butterfly-friendly and where to record your sightings for science

Nadia Shaikh goes synaesthetic for the start of spring, almost tasting the orange tang of an early butterfly

Jenny Sheldon from the Wildlife Trusts explains how moths are one of our best garden pollinators

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

Liz has chosen her top varieties that offer food, shelter, or both, to our feathered friends

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