Plant this The heady perfume of a mass of tiny white burkwood osmanthus blooms (Osmanthus x burkwoodii) is the essential scent of spring: this hardy evergreen shrub reaches 3m x 3m but it can be clipped like box or even fashioned into hedges. Tends to do well in either sun or shade.
Visit this If you’re always poking your head over garden walls in search of inspiration, you need to know about the National Garden Scheme. Each year, hundreds of private gardens across the UK open to paying visitors, to raise money for charity. Visit ngs.org.uk to find details of gardens in your area.
Leave this The aftermath of bulbs flowering is a mass of yellowing foliage, which it’s tempting to pluck. But the plants need them: bulbs such as crocuses draw energy from foliage for next year. Avoid mowing bulbs in grass until early June; only pull leaves in beds once they are fully brown.
