Patiently, the sleeping beauties bide their time

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

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?

These are the ten plants that I use most often and the ones that I could not possibly live without. 1 AGAPANTHUS INAPERTUS Mid- to dark-blue, 7cm-long bells on very tall, bolt-upright stems, with many

David Farrier Nature’s Genius Evolution’s lessons for a changing planet 288pp. Canongate. £20. In David Farrier’s latest book, he warns us that humanity is endangering every facet of life on Earth thr

Kay Maynard explains how her first-ever garden has become a wildlife-friendly haven with year-round interest