Across the grassy glades and sunlit spaces of Marwood Hill Gardens, early spring awakens to canopies of mature magnolias that shower the meandering paths with petals. It is a glorious spectacle, and o

There comes a time every year, somewhere between the middle of March and the first week of April, when I am possessed by my garden. It runs through my veins like a dancing river, occupies my sleep wit

Now spring is in sight, gorgeous plants herald a new season

Mike Palmer celebrates the seasonal awakening of our gardens from their winter slumbers with trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs to get seriously excited about

Modest, alluring and versatile, Viola odorata, or sweet violet, is a small, hardy, herbaceous perennial that tumbles and scrambles close to the ground, forming dense clumps of dainty, heart-shaped, gr

Pop bulbs in borders or pots now for stunning summer blooms year after year