Give good heat, water, hygiene and airflow to get them through to spring

Here’s the route to chrysanths that are headed for exhibition

Sow courgette and squash seeds now so you’ll have seedlings ready to plant outside in early summer. Fill pots or large module trays with peat-free multi-purpose compost. Place one seed in each pot, ab

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

Pot them up now for early colour and free plants from the new shoots

It’s time for sowing, planting alpine containers and living screens and tidying up old growth