Once upon a time… Isn’t that how all good fairy tales start? Only this one isn’t fiction but actually happened all the way back in the...

Have you heard of cool flowers? They're hardy annuals that can already be sown in the fall (autumn) or very early spring. Find out more?

I imagine most people think of France as a modern country with all the amenities one has come to expect. Is that true of everywhere in...

I’ll never quite understand the purpose of slugs and snails. What was evolution thinking! The gastronomically-savvy French probably have...

Ladies and gentlemen: it’s time. Time for the Chelsea Chop. It’s the English gardener’s miracle cure, the secret to a long flowering...

If you're looking for flowers that will bring you joy all summer long, are easy to grow and transform your garden into a sea of blooms,...

It’s confession time! I never used to like dahlias. I felt they were somewhat old-fashioned and a bit ‘stuffy’. Fast forward a while, and...

An interview with Christian Schultheis – owner of Germany's oldest rose nursery Every year, without fail and right before the forsythia...

My finger-twitching has become too hot to handle and it’s time to open my ‘Cottage Kindergarten’. Hooray!

Today it's all about those glorious early blooming plants that make winter feel that bit shorter and give us a pre-spring burst of color.