Will no one rid me of this turbulent weed?

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

Karen Youngs has a painful encounter with a nettle patch on an afternoon walk

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

Delicate will-o’-the-wisp plants not only look great, they offset sturdier plants so well too

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

SOME mornings I sit and marvel at the ...