Gardening notebook: Create magic in your garden this time of the month

Go evergreen this winter with a stunning selection of plants that won’t lose their colour to frost.

But remember, even frost-hardy plants will appreciate a mulch – add a thick layer of organic matter such as leaves, bark, hay, or fresh garden cuttings around the base of your plants.

Lemonwood (Pittosporum eugenioides) is a fast-growing hardy tree that will grace your cool-season garden with small, fragrant yellow flowers in late winter and early spring.