Our regular gardening column, Personal Growth, is not about plant names and weeding tips (although a few might come up). It ...

Botanically, there is no such thing as a houseplant. What we call houseplants are mostly species that grow outdoors in ...

One of Britain’s best-known chefs, Rick Stein’s Cornish home is a place of calm – and a continuation of his family’s ...

Agapanthus can grow well in large pots. This is a useful way of growing them in colder areas, as it allow you to bring plants indoors to a cold greenhouse over winter. Use a Best Buy compost for ...

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

Yet she has never bought a plant. Most of her flowers are from friends and family, and she multiplies them by propagation. So ...

It is typical here for agapanthus plants to look stressed in late summer, particularly those growing with plenty of sun. The ...

Lou Dale discovers that this elegant hotel combines luxury living with an authentic African experience. Read her review here.

When Arti Doshi is not tending her garden, she is busy arranging her flowers. The scent of flowers is what she breathes all ...

Admire autumnal colours and feel the leaves crunching beneath your feet with a trip to Kent’s country parks and gardens.

Collecting seed is a good way to increase for free the number of flowers you particularly like, or to ensure that you can reproduce from half-hardy perennials such as salvia, dahlia or agapanthus that ...

Certain plants simply can't survive cold winters to see spring. Instead of growing them as annuals, here's how to save your ...