Tag: Plants

Best Plants for Wildlife: Flowers, Shrubs and Climbers for a Nature-Friendly Garden

A wildlife-friendly garden does not need to look wild. It can still have structure, colour and carefully chosen planting. The difference is that some of those plants are…

Learning to love Winter Pansies

I have never liked pansies. There, I have said it. It feels a rather unkind admission about a flower that has done nothing more offensive than turn up…

Plant Portfolio: Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod

A little late-summer sunshine Just when the garden begins to look a little tired, goldenrod arrives with armfuls of yellow. It is bright without being brash, wonderfully easy-going…

Stunning Late Summer Autumn Perennials

Summer’s peak may be behind us, but your garden doesn’t have to fade into dormancy just yet. Late summer and early autumn present the perfect opportunity to showcase…

Erica Carnea ‘Whitehall’: The Winter Gem Your Garden Needs

As the final autumn leaves turn to mulch and the garden descends into the grey slumber of winter, most of us retreat indoors. We resign ourselves to months…