Winter doesn’t mean your garden has to look bare and lifeless. While most plants hunker down for the cold season, certain ...

In gardens, the golden rule is ‘things never quite work out’ — and today’s climatic vicissitudes demand a balanced strategy.

Even if you have a courtyard or patio garden, scent can fill the air.

These trees and shrubs provide food for wildlife while adding some welcome color to the winter landscape.

Whilst many garden plants are still dormant in January, a handful of well-placed plants and shrubs can scent the air even on ...

On a clear, crisp day in late winter, there are few places more heavenly to meander than the scent garden at Hever Castle in Kent. It is easy to overlook, sequestered in a shady corner just outside ...

Plants grow in soil. It is plant roots that hold soil in the ground in fields and forests, and along creekbanks, streambanks ...

In herbalism, guelder rose is known as cramp bark due to its ability to soothe cramping in the uterus, bladder and digestive ...

Among these cold-tolerant hydrangeas are varieties with pinky-red and green blooms, while others are resistant to those pesky ...

Add these to your garden to guarantee visits from birds this winter.

As I’ve noted more than once, being able to name the plants around you is kind of a superpower. At the very least, it allows ...