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

REAL readers' gardens!

This is the month of horticultural happiness, and with everything looking fresh, green and lush, even the burgeoning weeds become – briefly – delightful additions to the garden. Selfheal sprouts gaily

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

What to plant, grow, prune and buy this month for your great outdoors

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