These elite seasonal performers really ‘do what they say on the tin’!

Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

At a time when much of the garden sleeps, winter flowers are all the more precious for their scarcity; an irrepressible bunch, undaunted by wind, frost or even a blanket of snow. Many are small, yet t

Warm up chilly days with some sizzling blooms

Toby explains how creating cold-weather beauty went from unusual to must-do

While the world lies muted and still, winter-flowering shrubs release their secret perfumes – vanilla, clove, citrus and almond – showing us that beauty and hope thrive even in the coldest corners of the garden