Salvias

If ever a group of plants should come with a warning, it’s salvias. Start with just one or two and before you know it you will be scouring nursery lists and leafing greedily through plant catalogues l

Dazzling, aromatic and resilient, salvias are garden stars. Mike Palmer looks at how to keep these easy-care, high-impact plants thriving all year

Salvias, well, one salvia for sure, have been cultivated from time immemorial. Salvia officinalis, culinary sage, is a constituent of most herb gardens. It comes from the sunny slopes of the Mediterra

A surge in salvia varieties has cemented its status as a star of the summer garden

Plants are so clever at adapting to their increasingly hot, sunny and dry surroundings

Tilly Ware visits Knoll Gardens in Dorset, which offers a masterclass in how to make your garden stay beautiful for longer