Pick of the bunch

Liz Zorab lists the eye-catching plants she hopes to add to her garden this year

Denmans, the former home of the celebrated landscape designer John Brookes and plantswoman Joyce Robinson, offers a primer on contemporary design. Brookes was colour blind and so the garden emphasises

At a time when much of the garden sleeps, winter flowers are all the more precious for their scarcity; an irrepressible bunch, undaunted by wind, frost or even a blanket of snow. Many are small, yet t

Exciting recommendations from our expert plantsman

Emily Chandler, National Trust head gardener at Dunham Massey in Cheshire, on gardening in the cold and the best flowers for winter scent

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