October is a fantastic time to plant trees and shrubs, as the cooler temperatures and increased rainfall create ideal conditions for root establishment before the winter chill sets in. Whether you’re ...

Blue might not seem like the sort of color that crops up regularly in a native garden, but you’d be amazed! Here we round up ...

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.

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

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

Early-flowering plants help turn winter in the garden from bleak emptiness into a pleasure to ... small creamy flowers which line the stems – but their exceptional fragrance gives them away.

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

Penstemons are valuable garden plants, grown for their long-flowering season and popularity with bees ... Grow penstemons in moist but free-draining soil, in full sun to partial shade. Mulch annually ...

For more prominent yellow flowers, consider cultivars such as ... Although magnolias can grown as be full-sun shrubs, they generally do best in partial shade in southern climates.

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).

White flowers open in the shoot tips from pink buds in summer and autumn. Best in full sun and dislikes winter wet - but is lovely backed by a gravel mulch. 60cm (2ft). H4. One of the most bold and ...