There is no better month in the calendar than May. In my garden the lilacs, late parrot tulips, early alliums and herbaceous peonies cavort with the aquilegias I never got around to weeding out (and I’m glad I didn’t). If you'd like to come see for yourself, my garden in East Lothian is open this Saturday from 10am-1pm, raising funds for research into an ultra-rare disease that affects a family friend.