Stars of summer

It took me a while to love roses as a plant. I had always admired the flowers in the kind of knee-jerk way that most of us love sunsets or the song of a blackbird, but I had no feeling for them as pla

‘Madame Grégoire Staechelin’ has stood the test of time, having being introduced in 1927. It’s a classic: mid-pink, scented and one of the first pink roses to bloom in May. Good for covering walls and

Find room for some fragrant plants to liven up your summer garden

Celebrate the nation’s favourite plant with these Great British Gardens to visit this summer

The sky’s the limit when you have these classic beauties winding their way upwards, says Sue Fisher

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