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

Warm up chilly days with sizzling colour

Sustain beauty all winter with smart planting and bold choices

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

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley

Liz Zorab chooses some cool customers for upbeat container planting