Our experts will help you get the best from your garden

Soil conditions and frost risk mean patience is essential

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!

Give good heat, water, hygiene and airflow to get them through to spring

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