As hard as nails

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

Vote for your favourite in this annual national competition, says Ian Hodgson

Ever since the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker ventured to the Himalayas on his 1847 plant-hunting expedition, this species-rich, biodiverse region has held a fascination for British plant lovers. It’s

Walled gardens are an everyday feature of large country estates, but the splendid example at Broughton Grange defies all expectation. Rather than being a tucked-away working area for growing flowers a

These attractive ornamental trees dazzle in autumn with their fiery leaf tints and striated bark, says Sue Fisher

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