Renovating the garden was one of the last things to tackle.' 'Technically, there was no garden – at least not one that we could use. It was just laid to lawn with mature trees for privacy, but we ...

Summer flowering bulbs, from dahlias to begonias, reward you with bursts of dazzling colour right until autumn. Here's when ...

It's time to start thinking about what bulbs to plant now for long-lasting summer blooms. There are lots of lesser-known, more unusual bulbs to plant in spring if you want to try something different, ...

Tubers are the roots of mature plants and look like a cluster of brown, carrot-like roots joined by the previous year's dried stem. You can buy them from garden centres or by mail order in spring, or ...

Dates are a wonderful fruit that's both nutritious and delicious. These sweet treats are easy to grow, and mature in clusters on certain types of palm trees. However, many of these date trees can ...

Plant ecology is a sub-discipline of ecology focussed on the distribution and abundance of plants, and their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. Crop rotation has been shown to ...

Any Feng Shui enthusiast with a green thumb will know that snake plant benefits are truly transformative. Snake plants are extremely attractive and valuable plants, with more benefits than you may ...

The arrival of the new year brings with it the opportunity to sow seeds indoors for the year ahead. For some plants, including tropical crops like chillies and aubergines, sowing as early as January ...