What is the best scented flower for winter?
It's official, I have a passion for daphnes and in my opinion these are the best plants for scented flower in late winter. Don't get me wrong, they're not .....
It's official, I have a passion for daphnes and in my opinion these are the best plants for scented flower in late winter. Don't get me wrong, they're not .....
On a recent trip to Kenya to visit a friend, I discovered a plant called the purple roseling and wondered if it would make a good houseplant in the .....
I love plants that flower in the winter, especially as so many of them have wonderful scent – and one of the best, but least known, is Coronilla valentina .....
Autumn seems to have arrived in a soaking, blustery rush this year and I've been really cheered by the welcome blooms of Japanese anemones which are standing proud despite .....
Ever since I was a boy, I have admired Michaelmas daisies, and after years of gardening I still think they are perfect plants for autumn. These late-flowering perennials come .....
Whatever size of garden you have, there should always be space for at least one tree and this exotic looking, hardy albizia is one of the best, even for .....
Having grown plants for butterflies, bees and other insects for many years, I've decided that Asclepias tuberosa is one of the best things to grow in your garden. And .....
See gladiolus growing in their native habitat, and it can be hard to make an immediate connection with the brightly coloured, showy sorts that we grow in the garden. .....
Mid-summer is the time when the patio are behind my house becomes filled with exotic-looking foliage plants, which now include a few scheffleras that I've been experimenting with. .....
With warmth and summer sun, I always enjoy transforming the area close to the back of my house into an exotic paradise filled with large foliage and vibrant .....