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

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

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

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

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley

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