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Decorating the land with their brilliant and varied hues, our native flora–which operate as clocks, calendars and Nature’s medicine cabinet–are simply blooming brilliant,

There’s a hint of Provence on the breeze in the heart of North Yorkshire ‒ at the biggest organic lavender farm in the country. Discover how this perfumed plant moves from field to fragrance

A surge in salvia varieties has cemented its status as a star of the summer garden

These trendy shrubs are full of flower power now and there’s a great diversity within this much-loved group of plants, says Val Bourne

If ever a group of plants should come with a warning, it’s salvias. Start with just one or two and before you know it you will be scouring nursery lists and leafing greedily through plant catalogues l