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

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REAL readers' gardens! Pruning roses A plant-packed suburban ...

Planting schemes should never stand still, so let’s reassess, reshape and reinvigorate

Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out

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