Fancy Growing Something Different In 2018?

AG reader Lesley Upton looks at some of the new plants and seeds available this year – from perennials and annuals to a new range of ‘primed’ vegetable seeds.

- Lesley Upton

According to a chinese proverb, “spring is sooner recognised by plants than by men”. That may be true of most people, but not of gardeners. For us, spring is the season we all look forward to; it’s when the plant world starts coming alive and the garden takes on a new freshness.

March marks the beginning of spring, and while there’s no guarantee that the weather will be warm and sunny, we can cheer ourselves up by planning how the garden will look for the rest of the year – particularly in summer.