In from the cold

Primroses are one of the earliest flowers to appear each year. Their name is derived from the Latin phrase prima rosa, literally meaning the ‘first rose’ of the year. Our native primrose, Primula vulg

Make these diminutive gems the highlight of your cold-season garden

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

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Kari-Astri Davies considers the challenge of dry shade and braces herself for some winter pruning

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