EASONALITY is one of the greatest attributes of the British garden, not least because it offers us a change of mood: spring is a time of awakening—for gardeners as well as gardens; summer is for enjoying; autumn is for clearing up and winter is for dreaming. Between now and March, we have a chance to catch up, mentally as well as physically. Yes, there is earth to cultivate, plants to cut back, shrubs to prune and beds and borders to unpick, but such work
