One of the garden’s most iconic trees toppled during the high winds of Storm Darragh but the fallen tree won’t go to waste ...
There is always a sense of excitement and anticipation for the year ahead when Pantone announces its colour of the year.
mgr Changing Tides Garden is a coastal garden that celebrates the resilient plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions found along the strandline (the shoreline above the water), of the UK’s ...
Plants don’t have lungs to inhale and exhale the air that blows around them, but they do, in their own way, ‘breathe’ in and out oxygen and carbon dioxide. Here you can discover how plants carry out ...
Wind-swept Pinus sylvestris and Pinus mugo trees symbolise resilience in the face of Stroke trauma. Their anthropomorphic shapes offer a comforting alternative structure to the built environment of ...
When the nights draw in and days shorten, it’s tempting to pack up the garden, light the fire and settle in for the winter ...
Extensive data analysis from RHS trials of peat-free and peat-reduced growing media across multiple nurseries, plant groups and growing seasons has shown that peat-free blends do not necessarily need ...
Two landmark reports released by the Environmental Horticulture Group (EHG) and Oxford Economics show the environmental horticulture sector contributed £38 billion to the UK economy and supported over ...
Mizuna and mibuna are Japanese greens with a mildly spicy flavour, for eating raw or lightly cooked. The plants take up little space and are ideal in containers as well as in the ground. Sow ...
These spreading deciduous shrubs, ranging from 2.5-5m (8-16ft) in height and spread, produce spider-like, usually yellow (but also orange or red) flowers on the bare branches in late winter. The oval ...
These mainly rounded shrubs, wider than they are tall, have handsome leaves showcasing the gorgeous flowers. P. delavayi is upright and vase-shaped. Tree peonies lose their leaves in winter. All the ...
Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing compound pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered flowers. Flowers may be followed by showy red ...