REAL readers' gardens!

REAL readers' gardens! Pruning roses A plant-packed suburban ...

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

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

Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out

It’s time for sowing, planting alpine containers and living screens and tidying up old growth