Visit this
If flowers float your boat, the 300ft-long Chiswick House Conservatory in west London is currently packed full of camellias in bloom. Until 13 March, you can visit for free and see the collection of more than 30 rare and historically important varieties.
Watch this
Learning the ins and outs of seed-saving is vital if you want to become a resilient gardener. A new set of DVDs from seedfilme.org will teach you everything you need to know about saving seed from 32 types of vegetable over 40 short films – a great resource for allotments and community gardens. The DVD set costs £39.
Plant this
Pulmonarias, aka lungwort, make ideal ground cover for dry shade under trees and shrubs. ‘Sissinghurst White’ produces starry white flowers in March, April and May, providing useful early food for pollinators; its felted, spotty leaves are pretty, too. Height and spread: 30cm x 45cm. Buy a one-litre potted plant for £9.99, or two for £16.99 (£4.95 p&p per order). To order, call 0330 333 6790, quoting ref GU485, or go to our Readers’ Offers page. Dispatched in four to six weeks.
