Spectacular michaelmas daisies

Scented foliage and the hum of enraptured bees awaken the senses in a garden where monardas, with their shaggy blooms, are the stars

THIS WEEK AT GLEBE COTTAGE

Originally grown in Tudor times for medicinal use, astrantias gained wider popularity as their unusual blooms, with star-shaped bracts surrounding an endearing dome of tiny flowers, were worked on by

MAROON Cosmos atrosanguineus Chocolate cosmos ...

IT’S midsummer, and this is usually the season when gardens are supposed to look their best – brimming with colour, buzzing with life, weed-free and calm, relaxing places for lounging with friends or

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