Britain’s rarest plant found after 15 years

IT being the season for the painted purple ...

Originally a means of keeping a living record of garden plants, our 722 National Plant Collections–of everything from Abies to Zingiber –set the gold standard across the world. Charles Quest-Ritson meets some of the expert collection holders

When summer beckons, it is answered by a chorus of glorious roses that fill an enchanting Isle of Wight garden, created from scratch by Derek and Louise Ness

There’s new hope for these beautiful wild flower areas, as we recognise their immeasurable value to the natural world

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

Craftswoman Katy Eccles has perfected the art of making enduring plaster castings of fleeting and ephemeral garden-gathered or foraged flora