Nestled among medieval ruins in the charming Dorset village of Abbotsbury, Abbey Farm Flowers is – as the name suggests – a flower farm where you can stroll around and pick your own bouquet of beautif

Kari-Astri Davies considers the origins of her inherited plants and experiments with dahlia seeds

There’s far more to your favourite garden plants than just their looks – many bear the names and stories of remarkable people

I like unusual words and there are a couple that seem appropriate for this time of year. March, we know, is a fickle beast, where the weather can flicker from T-shirt to thermals in the course of a da

Editor Kim Stoddart explains how to allow plants to grow a little wilder for greater all-weather protection

Toby explains how to take action now to stop weeds in their tracks