A life in the garden

Time to wake up! Olga Grieves is getting busy as everything is springing to life

What to plant, pot, plan and prune this month, plus a few treats to buy and inspiration further afield

Spring is unfurling in Fiona Cumberpatch’s container garden in Lincolnshire and she’s appreciating every small stage

February can feel like a quiet month on the allotment, but in reality it’s one of the most important times of the year. While the soil is still cold and the days are short, the work we put in now sets

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE THIS MONTH WITH OUR GUIDE TO THE CHANGING SEASONS

I like the slow-quick-slow burn of early spring, with the leaves unfurling slowly but surely. Some plants are decidedly cautious; whitebeams and catalpa won’t show themselves for weeks, while impatien