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

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

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

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

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

Soil conditions and frost risk mean patience is essential