As the long nights shorten, Mounton House garden quietly emerges from winter with delicate sprinklings of white narcissi, Scilla siberica and crocuses through the lawns. Daphnes fill the air with frag

Dahlias are gorgeous. They’re easy to care for, which is a bonus when you’re a grower, and florists absolutely adore them as a focal flower. Their vase life is about five days and, once cut, they don’

There’s magic in every seed – so start planting them today for a garden bursting with colour and buzzing with life

It’s all systems grow in Fiona’s small, town garden in Lincolnshire now that spring is here

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

Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to allow plants to grow a little wilder for greater all-weather protection