Try hebes with a difference

Choose tough, evergreen varieties to bring colour and life to your plot all year round

The name Hylotelephium is not one that rolls confidently off everyone’s tongue. To many of us they’re better known as sedums, but ten years ago the step was taken to recognise the differences between

Ever since the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker ventured to the Himalayas on his 1847 plant-hunting expedition, this species-rich, biodiverse region has held a fascination for British plant lovers. It’s

Tough and undemanding, alpine plants deserve a place in every garden, adding the charm of their dainty flowers and handsome foliage to small-scale planting schemes

D espite being exotic, these striking blooms are so easy to grow

Liz Zorab shares her pick of the sky-reaching stars that are easier to look after