Modest, alluring and versatile, Viola odorata, or sweet violet, is a small, hardy, herbaceous perennial that tumbles and scrambles close to the ground, forming dense clumps of dainty, heart-shaped, gr

The sweet violet, Viola odorata, may be a diminutive flower, but its small, slightly asymmetrical, pansy-like flowers are highly fragrant. They open in early spring before most plants have even though

It’s time to take a look at the wealth of stylish smaller conifers that give all-year colour and structure, says Sue Fisher

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!

Kari-Astri Davies considers a pair of double-flowered, golden-hued plants treasured by a 17th century botanist

Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow