Winter scented shrubs
Scented winter plants will lift your spirits when the long, warm days of summer are a distant memory, with the delicious scent of their fragrant flowers offering a to to…
Night-scented plants
On balmy summer evenings, there’s nothing better than a night-scented plant to perfume the warm, still air. The flowers are usually pale so they remain visible at dusk, making them…
Growing wintergreen perennials
Wintergreens, or evergreen perennials, are a valuable group of perennial plants that add texture, shape and colour to our borders during the dark days of winter, long after the flower-filled…
How to grow your own soft fruit
Soft fruit is one of the easiest and most rewarding things to grow at home. It can be squeezed into a small space, and needs minimal care.
How to force spring bulbs for winter blooms
The window of opportunity for planting bulbs to flower for Christmas may close in the early autumn, but there’s still time to bring spring colour forward into winter.