Step into a magical winter garden in the Weald of Kent, where cyclamens, hellebores and crocuses add splashes of pink and purple to the white carpet of snowdrops

Ellen Mary explains how these winter wonders are a sign of resilience and hope, whether grown in the garden or brought inside

Brilliant pops of colour from these reliable favourites

Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ Forgive me please because I have, in my youth, been a bit sneery about mahonias. I recognise that this was a mistake as they have an awful lot in their favour: colour at a

Liz Zorab chooses some cool customers for upbeat container planting

A winter’s day took Nicola Stocken to the elegant form and function of Dunsborough Park