Plants

Garden designers Rosemary Alexander, Sarah Price and Ulf Nordfjell choose their favourite ornamental grasses for the garden

If you're looking for inspiration for your next crop of flowers, herbs and vegetables, take a look at our recommended seed suppliers this year

Garden writer and expert Alys Fowler shares six tips for planting amaryllis, or Hippeastrum, bulbs indoors

These are the very best pink tulips to grow in the garden, all chosen by experts

A selection of the best purple tulips to grow for beautiful blooms in spring.

Tulip fire is a fungal disease that can affect tulips. Here's expert advice on how to identify it, and what to do if you find it in your garden

Don't just surprise mum with ONE bunch of flowers. Why not show how much you love her all year long? The best last-minute Mother's Day gift

They herald the beginning of spring, but certain varieties of tiny, white snowdrops have sold for an alarming amount of money online and at plant fairs. Discover why these blooms are so special and how to start your own Galanthus collection

Bulbs aren’t just for spring – there are plenty of exciting autumn-flowering beauties you can plant to bring welcome cheer as the days draw in

The internet is awash with advice on house plants beating mould. But are the claims actually true?

We are often advised to mist our houseplants. But is it really necessary?

Don't discard your poinsettia after Christmas – discover the unusual secret to getting your poinsettia to flower again next year.

Looking to elevate your planting schemes? Nick Bailey pinpoints nine types of plant you never knew you needed, from gap fillers and bridge builders to drama queens

Bring bright, sunny colour to your late-winter garden with the earliest flowers of the year, which will spread to create golden carpets under trees.

Head gardener Benjamin Pope is keeping busy this month in preparation for spring. Here are his suggestions of what you could be planting through the month of January

Designer Charlotte Harris gives her expert advice on creating a container garden on a patio, balcony or roof

Looking for an alternative to a cut Christmas tree? Here are some attractive conifers that you can grow outdoors in pots all year round, then bring indoors for the festive season

Try this beautiful houseplant arrangement of orchids, aeonium and begonia, created by James Horner.

The best December flowers and foliage from winter interest plants chosen for structure, colour and texture in the garden. Photographs Jason Ingram

Put the work into your garden now and you'll reap the rewards come spring. Head gardener Benjamin William Pope and garden writer Aaron Bertelsen explain what you can sow in November

Ornamental Japanese cherry blossom trees are one of the delights of spring, with their clouds of pink or white blooms.

Thinking of proposing to your beloved? Why not do it in style and pull off the perfect marriage proposal in one of our pick of beautiful garden venues

Is the correct term for the plural of crocus crocuses or croci? Here's what we found out

Looking to create a charming cottage garden feel in your garden? Marcus Eyles picks the plants you need

Expert plantswoman Esther Schonenberg of Festina Lente gives her advice on creating a long season of colour in the garden

Offering evergreen foliage and a year-round supply of fruit, citrus trees are easy to grow, provided you have somewhere to overwinter them

You invest in a Christmas tree and bring it into your home over the festive season. Make sure it's as happy as possible so it lasts for as long as possible

Once a delicacy, medlars have fallen out of fashion, but grower Jane Steward is determined to show how abundant and easy they are, and to introduce them to a wider audience

The annual Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival in Somerset is the place to be for galanthophiles in February.

Most snowdrops are white, or green and white, but some have yellow markings – and are highly sought after.

John Sales, former head of gardens at the National Trust, recommends 12 of the best snowdrops to grow in your garden. Words Mary Keen.