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,...