Shady parts of our garden may seem trickier to enhance, but they can be a floral haven for the right selections. Here are six ...

The anticipation of cheerful spring bulbs can keep the gardener going through the dull winter months. John Hoyland advises on ...

These are the 20 best tiny flowers to grow in your garden. These petite plants balance your garden's larger blooms and add a ...

Shrubs and trees are best planted in autumn and winter, giving them time to put down roots so they’re ready to cope with ...

Pansies are pretty forgiving as to where you plant them and will do well in pots or in the ground. When planting, just make ...

But in fact the long-lasting flowers of many kinds of ornamental grasses are one of their great charms, effortlessly adding a ...

But, flowers can pose problems for our furry friends − particularly cats. Many flowers and plants deemed safe for humans are toxic for cats, according to the American Society for the ...

A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring blooming shrub. Most spring blooming flowers form their flower buds from August to October.

Patch Plants ... the hot pink flowers of this aptly named "eye catcher" tree mallow plant (£8.00, Bethchatto.co.uk). Blooming all the way through summer, this plant loves the sun and grows ...

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ is a perennial that flowers from spring to autumn, useful as an edging, or in large ...

Most bumblebees will find food wherever they can so, although native flowers are always best, you don’t need to plant anything specific. However, in early spring there are few things that flower and ...

The insects and birds who pollinate plants are dynamic, moving from flower to flower — while the flowers and the plants on which they bloomed remain in the same place (as plants tend to do).