In this new series, I’ll explore just how clever plants are, the complex ways in which they respond to the environment around them, the adaptations they make and the survival strategies they employ. I

Amazing answers to your curious questions

Are you a labeller? Do all your plants boast handwritten tags that offer name, rank and number? Or do you tell yourself, “It doesn’t really matter; I can remember what it is”, and then you don’t? And

Bringing you some of the gardening news highlights

Did you know we’re surrounded by living fossils that date back to the age of the dinosaurs?

Kari-Astri Davies considers a pair of double-flowered, golden-hued plants treasured by a 17th century botanist