The prestigious RHS Medals and Awards are handed out as the Show opens. Take a tour of the gardens and see if you agree with ...

Malvern Autumn Show celebrates the best of the harvest with fruit & veg competitions, awards for vintage dress, cake bakes ...

What are oak gall wasps? Oaks, especially the native species Quercus robur and Q. petraea are the host plants for more than 70 species of cynipid gall wasp. It is the larval stage of these insects ...

A perennial bulb with broadly lance-shaped green leaves. This Triumph group tulip has dark reddish purple flowers with an orange pink margin, produced in mid-spring. Flowers stand to around 35cm high ...

Can you help us find some fascinating fungi at RHS Wisley? This autumn we are calling on visitors to become community ...

More than four fifths of the UK population live in urban areas, often with limited access to nature. With this in mind, ensuring that domestic and shared gardens are created and maintained in new ...

Anna Allerton started to experience severe symptoms of perimenopause in her late 30s while on maternity leave with her second daughter. These symptoms worsened on her return to work and led her to ...

These spreading deciduous shrubs, ranging from 2.5-5m (8-16ft) in height and spread, produce spider-like, usually yellow (but also orange or red) flowers on the bare branches in late winter. The oval ...

A semi-evergreen, herbaceous perennial that reaches approximately 99cm in height. It forms clumps of arching strap-shaped green leaves and peach-pink flowers, with paler midribs above a yellow throat ...

Iconic and romantic, our native foxgloves are instantly recognisable – their spires of purple bells adorning woodland clearings and cottage gardens. And now, with new hybrids and different species ...

Okra – also known as ladies’ fingers or bhindi – is best grown in a greenhouse in the UK, although it may be worth trying outdoors on a hot, sunny patio. The calcium-rich pods are used in soups, stews ...

These are fleshy, rounded, underground storage organs, usually sold and planted while dormant. Examples include daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, lilies, onions and garlic. The term is often used to cover ...