Apathetic plants

Praised in poetry, cultivated by Duchesses and an important life force for insects, could it be that ragwort is unfairly maligned, asks Bethany Stone

MANY years ago, when I developed and printed my own black and white photographs, I took a picture of a Highland pony named Ailsa that I looked after. It’s not a remarkable image, but I found it recent

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and ...

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

Are you hankering after a beautiful garden that is full of diversity but also one that isn’t a burden? If so, bombproof plants are the answer. These hard-working and reliable specimens will create a g

WE’VE all done it – we’ve picked up a plant somewhere because we liked the look of it, and then lived to regret it. Perhaps it’s turned out to be a thug, taking over a border, or it’s a prolific self-