Diminutive, varied and wonderfully easy, dwarf daffodils spread early colour through the garden, shining brightly in even the smallest spaces

Kari-Astri Davies considers a pair of double-flowered, golden-hued plants treasured by a 17th century botanist

Blickling Hall

Erysimum Rysi Copper One of the definitions of a wallflower is that of a shy and awkward person with whom nobody wants to dance: I am sure we have all felt like that at some point in our adolescence.

In the garden, hellebores and snowdrop bulbs are emerging through the wintry ground, while beyond, in borrowed views, dangling catkins and blossom-laden blackthorn branches sway in the hedgerows. Thes

Radiant bulbs and frothy blossom herald the new season in a Somerset haven, reflecting half a century of patience and dedication