A good time to make new additions as your garden comes back to life

At last, slightly longer days and a clock change at the end of the month. Gardens are coming alive again after the cold wet winter and we can hope for warmer days ahead again.

Cercis trees, with their early red flowers that appear before any leaves, will delight you as you drive along the highways, but they may be too big to grow in your garden. They stand out proudly amongst the usual fir trees lining the sides of the roads.

Cercis trees can live for a very long time but, alas...