Bought a Mexican flower? Be sure to get a Manuel.
May be time to weed...
The Zurich Succulent Plant Collection is one of the most impressive of its kind, covering more than 4750sqm and displaying over 6500 plants. We visited the collection and brought our good old 35mm camera.
Top tips for keeping that much loved Christmas plant alive. We've tested a plant sensor and mixed it up with some good old gardening knowledge...
„Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it you have to start young“ - Theodore Roosevelt
If you're looking for a climbing plant that's a little different then you should definitely check out the passion flower with it's striking and unusual flowers.
Everyone has a friend like the anemone coronaria... slightly better than you at everything, no matter how hard you try.
Purple toothwort (lathraea clandestine) is becoming increasingly popular as a garden plant in the UK. But don’t expect it to be universally popular, for it is a parasite.
A pineapple will make most situations better… except perhaps a suburban garden, where pineapple sage may be more appropriate.
From march 2010 until february 2011 the artist formed one new text on the wall of Kiasma museum every week.
Like a burlesque dancer, Garrya Elliptica is best placed in a position where it can show off its tassels.
“Horny goat weed” is an ideal plant everyone, regardless of whether you have problems in the bedroom.
With GYO (grow-your-own) becoming a trendy new acronym, those of us in Generation X increasingly find ourselves arguing with our parents about whether it’s really worth it.
Fabian aralia is suitable both indoors and outdoors – it looks great in a rock garden but also makes a magnificent pot plant and would make a stunning housewarming gift. (Presumably the feng shui experts would tell you to choose a smaller specimen to make sure it fits in a house).
In which men coming out of age are tenuously linked to plants…
Some are born liking order; some achieve order; some have order thrust upon them.
People who think gardening is uncool are fools. One only has to witness anyone who is anyone networking over a cream tea in a beautiful garden to realise that if you want to be seen in the right places, you’ll find that the right places are often gardens.
Our plant of the week, fritillaria meleagris (also known as snake’s head fritillary, guinea flower or chequer lily) is a striking wild flower native to Britain. But who would have thought that this small, purple Spring flower would have so much in common with a 160kg giant panda? Here are three reasons why:
It’s a pretty unassuming plant, but the Ficus elastica is as dirty as the plant world gets. We’re not talking mud and soil dirty... ficus is the rubber tree, a source of rubber and latex – in short, fetishists wouldn’t know where they’d be without it.
There’s not liking your vegetables. And then there’s sending them to space.
Being a teenager is tough. Here’s one way to make it a little bit easier. Our plant of the week witch hazel comes into play.
*Wingman [wɪŋmən] n. – a friend who goes out with you and helps you to attract potential partners
Sometimes, you have to see something big in order to realise just how small the world really is.
What’s the difference between a thicket and a ticket? How far you have to walk home.
More than you might think… It was Darwin who originally postulated the idea of natural selection – that is, the gradual process by which biological traits become more or less common in a species. It’s how micro-organisms adapt to stay alive despite antibiotics, and it’s how the Darwin Award winners die…
What do brunettes miss most about a great party? The Invitation.
“You to whom nature has given spirit, sweetness and beauty; you who alone can move and rule my heart…” Napoleon Bonaparte, 1797
Want to put down roots and make friends? Take some tips from the Chimonanthus praecox
Yarnbombing has really taken off in recent years. You've probably seen examples of it in your local area.
There are ways of telling people about Christianity. Attacking them in a shopping centre isn’t one of them.
