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

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

These are some of the best ‘forever plants’ to sow this spring, says Liz

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

Add support to peonies that have, large, heavy flowers such as ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ and ‘Duchesse de Nemours’. Special tapered, cone-shaped supports for peonies are available and can be simply pushed int