There is something magical about the snowdrops at Colesbourne Gardens. Thousands of dainty flowers march into the distance under trees, their white skirts lifting gently in the breeze. In places, they

Until the Covid pandemic, Upton Wold remained secreted away during the winter months, its treasures privy only to owners Ian and Caroline Bond, their friends and family. But towards the end of lockdow

In the garden, hellebores and snowdrop bulbs are emerging through the wintry ground, while beyond, in borrowed views, dangling catkins and blossom-laden blackthorn branches sway in the hedgerows. Thes

Influenced by the Winter Olympics, Liz chooses a selection of personal winners

Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow

Erysimum Rysi Copper One of the definitions of a wallflower is that of a shy and awkward person with whom nobody wants to dance: I am sure we have all felt like that at some point in our adolescence.