Winter
21 brilliant ‘bombproof’ plants: the impossible-to-kill, fuss-free, low-maintenance performers that the experts rely on
Discover the indestructible varieties that designers, head gardeners and flower growers rely on: the top easy-to-grow, long-lived, pest- and disease-free performers for your garden
Slug-proof veg: the ultimate list of 17 vegetables that slugs and snails won’t eat
Struggling with slugs eating your crops? Here are 17 varieties of veg that they won't touch.
How to care for, plant and the best garden erythroniums
Their dainty flowers with swept-back petals and often mottled leaves make erythroniums one of the highlights of a woodland garden.
21 brilliant bulbs to plant that will give you colour in every season
Garden designer Adam Hunt recommends his favourite bulbs for colour almost all year round.
These plants will make your garden look good all year: 30 plants and flowers for year-round colour and interest
These hard-working plants provide several seasons of interest in your garden through flowers, fruit, foliage, bark and even spring shoots
You do need to prune dogwoods, but you don't need to do it every year - here's our expert guide on how to prune your winter stems
Learn how to prune dogwood to ensure that it produces plenty of colourful stems for winter.
Forget snowdrops: these are the best early spring flowers to bring sunny colour to your garden
Bring bright, sunny colour to your late-winter garden with the earliest flowers of the year, which will spread to create golden carpets under trees.
The English country town where everyone goes completely snowdrop mad each February
The annual Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival in Somerset is the place to be for galanthophiles in February.
Three expert gardeners reveal their favourite places to buy seeds
Three expert gardeners pick their favourite seed catalogues and online plant lists that are also an enjoyable and informative read
Plants for February
Keith Wiley of Wildside in Devon and Jimi Blake of Huntingbrook Gardens choose some early flowering bulbs and sweetly scented shrubs for February, to help welcome the return of spring.
These snowdrops don't need much work - they will naturalise and spread in your garden for a majestic snowdrop carpet in February
John Sales, former head of gardens at the National Trust, recommends 12 of the best snowdrops to grow in your garden. Words Mary Keen.
The strange coloured snowdrops that people pay big sums for
Most snowdrops are white, or green and white, but some have yellow markings – and are highly sought after.
Feed the birds: these are the best plants for birds that you can have in your garden
Making your garden a safe haven for birds is easy and rewarding says Jane Moore, author of Planting for Garden Birds.
A well-behaved alternative to bamboo, these grass-like evergreens are great year-round
Defying easy categorisation, restios are evergreen plants that offer eye-catching details, attractive stems and grow rapidly in spring
Looking for colour in winter? Hellebores are perfect flowers for the season- here's how to plant, care for and sow them
Plant expert John Hoyland gives advice on planting, sowing and growing hellebores. Plus, the best varieties to grow, recommended by some of our favourite plant experts.
A classic walled garden that's a delight in frost with a beautiful winter structure designed by Arne Maynard
This walled garden designed by Arne Maynard is a perfect example of a winter garden that has faded to reveal its beautiful bare framework.
The best winter-flowering clematis
Plant expert John Hoyland recommends 14 of the best winter-flowering clematis to grow in your garden. Photographs by Jason Ingram.
Best UK gardens open for Boxing Day walks
Many UK gardens are open this festive season, so why not work off your Christmas indulgence between Boxing Day and New Year with a winter walk at one of these 13 great open gardens?
Winter jobs in the garden: Sissinghurst head gardener explains what you should be doing over this season
Think there's little to do in the garden in winter? Make sure you have got these key winter garden jobs done for a beautiful garden come spring.
Photographs: John Campbell
How to prune your yew hedge this winter
Learn how the experts prune yew with the help of Chiswick House's head gardener Rosie Fyles.
Great flowers and plants for the garden in December picked by head gardeners
The best December flowers and foliage from winter interest plants chosen for structure, colour and texture in the garden. Photographs Jason Ingram
The best wood for burning on wood burning stoves and fires
As winter approaches, re-stocking your firewood supplies is on the agenda. We choose the best types of firewood, give advice on stacking logs and how to light a fire. Words Louise Allen, photographs Andrew Montgomery
These plants will make your garden look good over winter
The seedheads of perennials bring drama to the garden in winter and provide food for birds and insects, too. We recommend 11 of the best
Easy natural Christmas star decorations using twigs
Create your own quick natural handmade Christmas decorations with these simple but pretty stars made from twigs and evergreens