There is a glorious moment when winter finally yields to spring. The birds are singing and snapping twigs from the branches above, and the grass is shooting up. It’s a glorious time for the gardener, ...

Below, we look at the best breathtakingly beautiful early spring flowers, including blossom. We also recommend the best ...

Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a year. Knowing how and when to prune clematis can do a lot to keep your vines ...

A number of years ago, I had the wonderful fortune of visiting a garden called Ninfa. It was a garden just south of Rome, Italy that was very unique in many ways. There were many things that I loved ...

Once you're sure there are no more freezes in sight, you have a laundry list of plants to prune so that they flower and regrow beautifully in spring.

If you have visited a nursery or garden centre that sells climbers in the last few weeks you can't fail to have noticed the wispy flowers of several spring-flowering clematis. Frances Rivis' is one of ...

Spring pruning can rejuvenate many types of plants and make way for fresh leafy growth. However, there are some ...

The second half of April is when gambling gardeners start to fill containers with blooming plants that are a bit cold tolerant. This means lobelia, petunias, geraniums and alyssum can go into the ...

In March 2026, Monty Don warns UK gardeners that a six-word pruning rule could make or break their flowering shrubs. Which plants should stay untouched, and which desperately need the secateurs? The ...