Last January, a Master Gardening column featured a story about winter sowing seeds. While I found the concept intriguing, I ...

If you can’t wait to start a brand new year of gardening, there’s great news: you don’t have to. There are plenty of plants ...

Growing flowers from seed can save you money and get you a garden bursting with blooms. But to achieve a stunning display, ...

Sustainable gardeners always try to minimise waste but we sometimes forget that plants as well as plastic have a heavy carbon footprint. There ...

Sweet peas are amongst the most adored garden blooms. Floriferous, gloriously fragrant and available in a dazzling array of ...

Fruit trees. Most types of citrus ripen in the winter and you may be wondering as to when they should be picked. This is a ...

Hellebores are one of the easiest winter-flowering plants to grow, and look beautiful in hanging baskets and containers, ...

Plant them in fall after the heat of summer wanes and enjoy flowers for up to six months. Though a true perennial, pansies are grown as an annual because they wither in the summer heat. Mass them ...

If you want a perennial flower that is both beautiful and easy to maintain, pineleaf penstemon (Penstemon pinifolius) definitely fits the bill. That's because this perennial has delicate, needle-like ...

Band Sweet Female attitude released garage smash hit Flowers back in 2000. The Manchester-based music group was a collaboration between Leanne Brown and Catherine Cassidy, with the pair remembered ...

The African butterfly pea flower is a beautiful and invigorating plant characterized by its intense blue flowers and revitalizing properties. This superfood has become a trend due to its numerous ...

You can grow these climbing plants in the ground or plant them in containers with string or stakes to help them climb. Some vines are annuals and can be grown from seed (like moonflowers or sweet peas ...