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

What’s the point of witch hazels with no scent? Well, there’s the bright spidery flowers and autumn leaf colour of course, but fragrance takes them to a whole new level. Here’s the thing though: some

At a time when much of the garden sleeps, winter flowers are all the more precious for their scarcity; an irrepressible bunch, undaunted by wind, frost or even a blanket of snow. Many are small, yet t

So many new types of Japanese flowering quince are now available that they have been the subject of a four-year trial by the RHS. Charles Quest-Ritson picks his favourites

Warm up chilly days with some sizzling blooms

Regal and fabulously fruitful with an irresistible charm, the sight and fragrance of citrus instantly transport you to warmer climes. Exquisitely fragrant flowers and attractive, colourful, edible fru