Succulent annihilation

Spectacular, intriguing and rather bizarre, Sarracenia is a group of plants that defies expectation. Their bold and colourful trumpets look exotic, even alien, yet they are resoundingly earthbound, an

Brent Stirton’s Amboseli Under Threat project sheds light on the challenges facing Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, particularly the impact of changing land ownership and usage rights among the Maasai community. Peter Dench finds out more…

Originally a means of keeping a living record of garden plants, our 722 National Plant Collections–of everything from Abies to Zingiber –set the gold standard across the world. Charles Quest-Ritson meets some of the expert collection holders

The world's finest share their tips for success

WE’VE all done it – we’ve picked up a plant somewhere because we liked the look of it, and then lived to regret it. Perhaps it’s turned out to be a thug, taking over a border, or it’s a prolific self-

Shrubs for biodiversity and better gardens for us all