For whom the harebell tolls

Kari-Astri Davies considers choosing tulips to fire up her beds in the wake of bulb-buying frustration

Cheerful and versatile, the daisy-like flowers of rudbeckias fill the garden with vibrant colour through the final weeks of the floral year

There’s something very special about colchicums, which are also known as autumn crocus. Their dainty pink or white flowers emerge as if by magic, long before the leaves appear. Like elegant young débu

Our old favourite Mexican stalwarts have a new generation of avid followers

Galls, which can range from the delicately beautiful to hideously unattractive bulbous growths, are among Nature’s most intriguing phenomena, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee

On the south-western edge of St Albans, winding paths lead into a heart-warming garden that embraces autumn flowers and family memories. The borders are as vibrant and colourful as most gardens’ in mi