What to plant, pot, plan and prune this month, plus a few treats to buy and inspiration further afield

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Alongside wet and windy weather, February will often bring bright sunshine, not a cloud in the blue, blue sky. Suddenly the catkins are here, the days are getting just that little bit lighter, and spr

These elite seasonal performers really ‘do what they say on the tin’!

Just between us, let’s be honest: for much of the year this is quite an uninteresting plant. It does not make much of an impact while our gardens erupt with life in spring. In the heat of summer, it s

Prepare for the season ahead by sowing annual climbers, potting up tubers and pruning buddleja, roses and other shrubs