There’s not much happening outdoors at the moment, but if you follow the prepping advice of these RHS stars, you’re guaranteed a fabulous display later in the year – and you’ll save money too

Start exotic climbers off now to enjoy cascades of flowers and foliage for five months

Showstopping blooms need clever supports that keep their heads above the rest in your garden’s borders

Get a head start on your veg patch and borders by sowing slow-maturing seeds now. The new shoots will be a sign of hope in February’s dreary days

With this issue you have received FREE sunflower ‘Earthwalker’, cosmos ‘Cupcake White’ and lettuce ‘Tom Thumb’ seeds, and sowing in February will get you off to a good start in the garden. Sunflowers

Plants that return each year create a framework for borders