July is a great month for sowing seeds, as both air and soil temperatures are high. The long, warm days with good light levels speed up...

How about pumpkins? Yes, you’re more likely to associate them with the dark nights around Halloween than the sunny days of June, but...

Now that the soil is getting warmer and the risk of frost has probably passed, many things can be sown or planted directly into the soil....

As the days are longer and reliably warmer, April is the month to tentatively start sowing some seeds such as carrots and peas outdoors....

The weather, and the soil, are gradually getting warmer. Daffodils are appearing and lambs are out in the fields, but one of the most...

It’s February, so the shops are full of roses for Valentines day. Roses are also an important part of our local history, with the white...

This gorgeous deciduous climber produces cascades of fragrant mauve or white flowers in May or June, valuable autumn colour and...

This gorgeous deciduous climber produces cascades of fragrant mauve or white flowers in May or June, valuable autumn colour and...

Although apple trees are found in gardens all over the UK and some counties are renowned for their apples (think Somerset and cider),...

Hellebores are classic plants for winter interest, with elegant, nodding blooms in shades of green, white, pink, ruby and...

Also known as the bean tree, bean trefoil or golden rain tree, thanks to its hanging, pea-like blooms and attractive foliage divided into...

These tall spires of thimble-like flowers are instantly recognisable. Our purple-belled native foxgloves ( Digitalis purpurea) are found...

Lavender is a Mediterranean evergreen shrub, a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, grown for its fragrant summer flowers, on wiry...

Lilacs are classic garden shrubs and small trees that have fragrant purple, pink or white panicles of single or double tubular flowers,...

Magnolias are beautiful, widely grown ornamental trees and shrubs, which flower spectacularly in spring or early summer. Decidious...

Phormiums are exotic-looking long-lived evergreen perennials, that look good all year-round. Originally from New Zealand, hence their...

Salvias are RHS Plants for Pollinators. This genus of plants includes annuals and perennials, both hardy and tender. They are defined by...

You have probably spotted one of these plants when you’ve been out and about, even if you didn’t realise that’s what it was at the time....

Hi, Each month, I plan to look at a particular plant and provide you with lots of interesting information, including where it originated,...