Tim Martin, National Trust head gardener at Greys Court in Oxfordshire, on the joys of spring and the beauty of slow gardening

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

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

The garden of a Grade II-listed house built in 1815 amongst the hills of the Somerset countryside is a sight to behold after undergoing an incredible transformation using sustainable horticulture

Position logs randomly around garden borders rather than in neat piles to recreate the way they fall naturally from trees in the wild. You could artfully arrange them around spring-flowering plants or