Karen Youngs encounters a couple of bachelors looking for love as the season shifts into spring

Erysimum Rysi Copper One of the definitions of a wallflower is that of a shy and awkward person with whom nobody wants to dance: I am sure we have all felt like that at some point in our adolescence.

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

Karen Youngs is on the lookout for nature’s collectibles during a sunny spring walk

the first flowers of the year carry a specialness that no other bloom or season can touch. I’ll spend weeks looking for the first snowdrop and then, when I finally find one, I’ll get down on my hands

There comes a time every year, somewhere between the middle of March and the first week of April, when I am possessed by my garden. It runs through my veins like a dancing river, occupies my sleep wit