Thalictrum has to be one of the most beautiful garden plants. It's lacy, elegant foliage precedes the dainty cumulonimbus clouds of flowers that grow in great froths and swathes. Knowing how to grow ...

No one expects the Royal Horticultural Society to offer them a space at Chelsea Flower Show with only three weeks to go. But when nurserywoman Sue Beesley got the phone call she paused to check her ...

There are a few perennial plants that, despite having a quiet demeanour, stand out from the crowd. Even gardeners whose predilection is for drama cannot help but succumb to their quiet charm.

Meadow rue are lovely – tall or short, they produce fine sprays of tiny flowers and slugs don’t like them There is a piece of Kazakhstan that is seared into my memory. In 2014, I turned a corner there ...

One of the joys of gardening is that there are so many qualities to flowering plants. We are often initially drawn by the irresistible allure of color, but gradually the textures of foliage begin to ...