Meet House Beautiful ’s new garden columnist Adam Kirtland . This month, he shares why now’s the time to tend to your dahlias, even while the garden is still wiping the sleep from its eyes

Award-winning designer, TV broadcaster and best-selling author who makes the ordinary extraordinary

There’s magic in every seed – so start planting them today for a garden bursting with colour and buzzing with life

Pot them up now for early colour and free plants from the new shoots

Soil conditions and frost risk mean patience is essential

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