Blessed among plants

Scented foliage and the hum of enraptured bees awaken the senses in a garden where monardas, with their shaggy blooms, are the stars

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

Kari-Astri Davies considers the role of women in hosta breeding, and regrets unlucky impulse purchases

SOME mornings I sit and marvel at the ...

Meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue, but which seemed terribly important at the time...

Sally Coulthard reveals the darker side of some of our most bewitching blooms