Kari-Astri Davies considers the origins of her inherited plants and experiments with dahlia seeds

For me, spring is the most exciting part of the year, as it’s full of promise and there’s something about early flowering plants that really lifts the spirits. I love it when I’m driving in the countr

A springtime picnic can simply consist of a green salad, an asparagus quiche, and a sweet lemon drizzle cake to finish. Be sure to pack cutlery, a picnic rug and plenty of cushions to make relaxing am

Nothing is quite so cheering after a long dull winter as the vivid floods of crocuses that wash over our parks and gardens in February and March. For David Carver, however, who has set up a small spec

IN the swelter of last summer, a coolly ...

Purple punctuates the planting: here an acer, verbena and some pinky-purple crinum, or swamp lily, stand out