Invasion of the zombie plants!

Nature’s spiky deterrents–thorns, spines and prickles–may be quick to catch us out, but they can also prove to be a useful ally, discovers Laura Parker

Britain is a country mercifully bereft of threatening fauna–or so you might believe. John Lewis-Stempel provides a miscellany of our otherwise benign land’s more fearsome critters

The verges of Britain’s roads are home to an astonishing array of rare plants. We meet the botanical artist championing these neglected spaces

Worms are natural earth movers PHOTOS: GAP Stefan ...

James fair’s article ‘the burning question on moors’ (October 2025) makes a good stab at presenting the views of both sides of this debate. But by presenting the issue as conservationists versus grous

Orderly hedges and classic features contrast with unruly wildlife-friendly planting in this rural Hertfordshire garden