Hops and dreams

Lavender is one of those plants that evokes memories, just to squeeze its automatic leaves is to be transported in time. Mediterranean holidays, granny’s perfume, childhood gardens or an aromatherapy

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

We are gardening more than ever. According to surveys, over half the population in America and Europe are getting green-fingered, and data shows that numbers are rising. Humans have been creating gard

Reminiscent of love and with an unmistakable odour of death, the little stinkers of the natural world might incite repulsion, but they are only doing their job, pleads Ian Morton

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

SOME mornings I sit and marvel at the ...