Newcomers to the island may ask ‘What goes on in our gardens here in May?’
There are many different flowers in bloom including roses, which always seem to be around, ...
This is the month when we see great changes in the garden. There are swathes of bright yellow in the countryside, a foretaste of the sunny weather to come. Not ...
Bulbs, seedlings and more are already coming to life
I make the same New Year’s resolution every year, that I will not buy any plants that I do not ...
By Daisy Chung, Gloria Dickie and Simon Scarr
Nearly 800 plant species have disappeared since the 18th century, while thousands more are considered functionally extinct – no longer playing a role in ...
It’s amazing how plants reproduce themselves
By Patricia Jordan
Some plants throw out underground rhizomes, which pop up away from the mother plant. Plumbago is a good example of ...