Blooming gorgeous

With returning swifts screaming across the rooftop and golden buttercup pollen gilding his Wellingtons as he strides across the cow meadow, John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the many pleasures of May

Praised in poetry, cultivated by Duchesses and an important life force for insects, could it be that ragwort is unfairly maligned, asks Bethany Stone

MANY years ago, when I developed and printed my own black and white photographs, I took a picture of a Highland pony named Ailsa that I looked after. It’s not a remarkable image, but I found it recent

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

There’s new hope for these beautiful wild flower areas, as we recognise their immeasurable value to the natural world

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