A gardening expert has shared how Brits can achieve a colourful garden next year by planting a certain flower in October, and ...

Turn your backyard garden into a beautiful butterfly paradise. Grow swallowtail butterfly host plants and flowers.

Roses are red, violets are blue. Which of these pretty flower names is growing on you? If you're like most parents today, then names like Violet, Lily and Ivy are at the top of your list - after all, ...

Recent studies suggest planting strips of wildflowers alongside crops boosts pollination and promotes higher yields. But these aren’t the only benefits. Adding wildflowers to your farm stabilizes the ...

I marvel at some of the English common names that our local plants have acquired. Some are fanciful (and a bit silly), such as mist-maiden and shy maiden. At least one is totally misleading: skunk ...

Goetze: Some later blooming plants produce flowers during late summer and fall seasons, and they are almost impossible to ignore.

Finding plants that can survive in shallow soil can be tricky, so we've rounded up 22 of them that don't mind the shade and ...

For almost 300 years, researchers have classified life on Earth with scientific names — two-word monikers like Homo sapiens that become a kind of permanent label. But there are those who argue that ...

Shrubs are an essential addition to any garden, as they're incredibly versatile. Alan Titchmarsh has a list of shrubs that ...

Palm trees are often associated with Hollywood Boulevard and tropical resorts, but their relatives in the palm family Arecaceae can come in many different shapes and sizes. And one shuns the limelight ...

As I mentioned in last week’s column, I have a squirrel who has made itself at home in my garden, so maybe I benefited from ...