Easier to grow than snapdragons, toadflax are upright and rarely flop on their plant neighbors. With the first warm days, spring flowers are beginning to bloom, bringing welcome color into our lives ...

Of all the ludicrous names that people give to plants, surely the silliest is ‘toadflax’. Some people will suggest that no description could be more appropriate: its flowers resemble a toad’s face and ...

You don’t have to spend a fortune to have a garden overflowing with flowers. Whether started from seed or from transplants, once in the garden, self-sowing annual, biennial and perennial flowers are ...

Big impact: the stunning dark crimson Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza' with pink 'Dazzler' make perfect cut flowers for the table Credit: JONATHAN BUCKLEY The delicate pink spires of Linaria purpurea ...