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

Supercharge your spring with the brightest bulbs

Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to allow plants to grow a little wilder for greater all-weather protection

What to plant, pot and prune this month, plus a few treats to buy and inspiration further afield

Get ahead now and you’ll enjoy a homegrown harvest for the Christmas table

As winter eases and spring beckons, longer days bring the garden to life – and your growing year starts here…