Houseplants
From Kew to Your Front Room
Let a houseplant prop box take you on a journey to tropical climes from the comfort of your own home (and get some free plants while you're at it)
Plant profile
Learn more about our favourite plants, from the experts and the enthusiasts.
Plant profile
The Original Croconut
Explore the ephemeral beauty of Crocus tommasinianus and its offspring as they enliven the bright days of early spring.
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What is it about snowdrops?
There's more to snowdrops than meets the eye
Garden history
The Ghosts of Lavender Past
Some of garden history's most intriguing stories are about its quietest heroes
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Deliberating and Doting Over Daphne
They are surely one of the most delicious scents of winter. Here is what you need to know and perhaps some newer cultivars for your shopping list!
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Growing the lotus
Has growing this given me more pleasure than anything else?
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Trees: A Requiem
'Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.' Bill Vaughan.
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What's in a Plant Name?
When did Gloxinia become Sinningia, and why? It's enough to make a gardener throw in the towel.
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Japanese Anemone: The Stalwart That Steals The Show
A deep dive into these hardworking, heavy-lifting plants, including my shopping list for autumn container planting.
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Loved and Lost
How many plants have you killed? Here are a few of my failures.
Plant profile
The Garden as a Reservoir of Memories
Each year the reappearance of certain plants in our gardens rekindles memories of people and places that have touched our lives in one way or another.
Flowers
Ten Out of Ten for Narcissus
Narcissus are gradually getting more of the limelight these days, and rightly so. Here I make a case for this wonderful family of plants, explaining the characteristics I look out for in our trials - read on to discover my top ten.