Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to allow plants to grow a little wilder for greater all-weather protection

Nothing is quite so cheering after a long dull winter as the vivid floods of crocuses that wash over our parks and gardens in February and March. For David Carver, however, who has set up a small spec

For me, spring is the most exciting part of the year, as it’s full of promise and there’s something about early flowering plants that really lifts the spirits. I love it when I’m driving in the countr

It’s all systems grow in Fiona’s small, town garden in Lincolnshire now that spring is here

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

Dahlias are gorgeous. They’re easy to care for, which is a bonus when you’re a grower, and florists absolutely adore them as a focal flower. Their vase life is about five days and, once cut, they don’