There’s magic in every seed – so start planting them today for a garden bursting with colour and buzzing with life

REAL readers' gardens!

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

The country’s Cape Floral Kingdom has incredible bloom diversity with around 9,000 species – and some make spectacular plants for our British gardens

Soil conditions and frost risk mean patience is essential

In the first of a two-part series, Mike Palmer celebrates his favourite fuss-free hardy geraniums for sunny borders