Blooming lovely: 12 of the UK’s best gardens to visit in early spring

From an 18th-century orangery in Manchester to a sunken fern garden in the Highlands, here are 12 places to get your floral fix

In the midst of winter with its low grey skies, the scents and colours of embryonic spring are a welcome morale booster. These gardens will offer spectacular views over the coming months, as banks of delicate snowdrops, and armies of budding daffs, bluebells and tulips return.