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

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

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

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

What to plant, grow, prune and buy this month for your great outdoors

Sow courgette and squash seeds now so you’ll have seedlings ready to plant outside in early summer. Fill pots or large module trays with peat-free multi-purpose compost. Place one seed in each pot, ab