John Massey’s Ashwood Nurseries has been breeding superb hellebores for the past 35 years, and they are acknowledged to be the best in the world. It all began because John was looking for winter work

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

REAL readers' gardens!

The country’s Cape Floral Kingdom has incredible bloom diversity with around 9,000 species – and some make spectacular plants for our British gardens

April’s palette turns electric when euphorbias unleash their vivid colours, often outlasting and outshining other spring favourites

In the first of a two-part series, Mike Palmer celebrates his favourite fuss-free hardy geraniums for sunny borders