There are some vegetables that thrive in the cold, but unless you aspire to self-sufficiency Tom Coward recommends caution when sowing very early in the year. “It’s a mistake, although we always do it

Anne outlines her top jobs to be getting on with over the coming fortnight

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

Lucy considers some of the exciting jobs to be done as spring gets underway

Skip the supermarket and see how easy it is to grow the most nutritious crops for heart, brain and immunity health, right on your own doorstep

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