Our gardens can seem inhospitable places during the depths of winter; light levels are at their lowest point, and there’s often that grey, drizzly weather that makes it so easy to stay indoors.

If you want to ensure that your garden will grow more abundant fruits and flowers after winter, a few plants need to be ...

Look out for gooseberry sawfly from late spring onwards. Check leaves regularly for caterpillar damage and control by hand. If this is proving hard, spray bushes regularly with an insecticide.