What does the science actually tell us about wildlife gardening? Urban ecologist Dr Mark Goddard busts five common beliefs to ...

The RHS will use AI (artificial intelligence) to help build a knowledge bank of cultivated plants for specific uses, such as pollination, pollution capture and water management, as it launches a new ...

Over 30 diverse organisations have joined forces to create the National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy, which aims to implement the effective changes needed to halt the alarming hedgehog decline seen ...

On Saturday 12 October, 43 members of The Carnivorous Plant Society, the UK charity dedicated to the study and conservation of carnivorous plants, visited RHS Wisley to hear updates from the RHS ...

Hardy, robust and slow growing, Brussels are a classic winter vegetable, providing fresh, nutritious harvests in even the coldest weather. With modern varieties offering much improved flavour, this ...

Straightforward to grow and ideal for beginners, French beans produce good harvests in a relatively small space and are highly decorative too, with pods in a choice of colours. There are compact ...

Some of our favourite garden plants are bulbs, including daffodils, snowdrops, lilies and gladioli. They are planted when dormant and usually take just a few months to come into bloom. There are bulbs ...

Melons are tender trailing plants that need lots of summer warmth to produce their sweet, juicy, aromatic fruits. They’re best grown in a greenhouse, although a few varieties may fruit outdoors in ...

Suitable for A range of colourful willow (Salix) species and cultivars It is possible to make two sets of living willow hurdles and fill the gap with soil which makes a solid structure. Permanent ...

Known as the prayer plant, as it folds its leaves at night. It is a variable, rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial. It has elliptic to ovate shaped, dark green leaves with silver lines from the midrib ...

Rootstocks are used to restrict the vigour of fruit trees and allow a range to grow in a small space. They can also contribute to the disease resisting abilities of the plant.