Though January 1 marks the start of our calendar year, spring feels like the time when things really get going, as forests awaken, flowers bloom, migrating birds (swallows, swifts, warblers…) return f

As the days stretch out, so does our sense of possibility – brighter mornings, longer evenings and more time to focus on ourselves

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

It can still seem like winter, but March sees birds beginning to stir, writes David Callahan …

In this monthly series, the fantastic folk at health charity Thrive offer some lovely project ideas to help you find good reasons to enjoy the nurturing potential of your garden and the wider natural world

Nadia Shaikh goes synaesthetic for the start of spring, almost tasting the orange tang of an early butterfly