Welcome
As we come to late winter and get the first glimpses of spring, it’s a time of promise and renewed optimism for our gardens, and, perhaps, the greater world beyond them too. There is something about getting organised for the growing year – tidying up the shed and the garden, preparing tools and sorting out the seed selection – that lifts the spirits and kick-starts a sense of hope about the future. To inspire you further, this issue we are celebrating the best of the season, with visits to the private garden of renowned nurserywoman Elizabeth Strangman, whose spring selection includes her collection of self-bred hellebores (page 34); the plot of a snowdrop enthusiast who likes to grow her Galanthus ‘free range’ in her garden (page 76); and Woottens of Wenhaston…
