Forget parsley and mint, try growing bergamot, lemon grass and sweet cicely to perk up your dishes. Want to add some herbs to dishes that aren’t so run-of-the-mill? There are so many easy-to-grow herbs which are overlooked, says award-winning
Many Euphorbias (spurge) are at their flowering best during spring, and as one of the largest plant genera in existence, there really is a Euphorbia for every garden. In fact, there are well over 2000 species and cultivars found across the world, some
The warm April weather brings with it the budding promise of long awaited life in the garden. It is no wonder that so many of us turn our attention to our own "outdoor room". Armed with ambition, these longer days tempt us to dream of revitalising
10 things to do in the garden during April Ready, steady, sow! Towards the end of the month, we can start directly sowing warmer weather crops such as broad beans, beetroot (early and maincrop varieties), early carrots, lettuce and parsnips
In this country we tend to garden for 12 weeks in the spring and then leave our outdoor spaces to get on with it. Traditional planting schemes used to highlight a particular plant, but a more modern approach is to layer in plants to ‘take over’ from
Named after the rainbow goddess of Greek mythology, irises are available in an impressive spectrum of nearly every hue, even earth tones, allowing for creative combinations in the garden. The wide-ranging genus of the iris family, Iridaceae, with 310
Ornamental onions, alliums, give a bold, architectural presence to the garden, woven through borders, lining paths and en masse in blocks. Although most have rich purple globular clusters of flowers, there are also varieties with white, blue, mauve
Gardening whizz Huw Richards reveals his top picks for growers who don’t want to wait too long for a harvest. If you’re a beginner gardener, or just someone who doesn’t want to wait long to see the fruits of their labour, then growing quick-maturing
The time of year has come when we dust the cobwebs off the greenhouse, start trimming back the dead heads in the garden and plan what summer blooms we want to add to the soil beds. For those who enjoy gardening, you might have even started sewing
