Devil’s Ivy may be a climber, but it has roots in the underworld
Rubber trees may be a popular choice for absent gardeners, but a bit of TLC can turn them into spectacular green-fingered statements
Got a shed load of creativity? You could win yourself £1,000
Found in everything from hand sanitiser to drinks, the Aloe vera is also a great windowsill plant.
If you are a serial houseplant killer, the snake plant could be the answer to all your prayers because it's almost indestructible.
Innovative designers and nursery bosses are leading the way to more environmentally-friendly gardening.
Our bedrooms have to work harder than ever to be calm, peaceful spaces we can relax in at the end of a long day (still at home). Here's how to choose and style houseplants in your locked-down oasis.
Get through winter with a stylish garden packed with colourful perennials, grasses and elegant evergreens.
Internal courtyards, light wells and basement gardens can be transformed by simple, effective planting.
Londoners are turning their front gardens into havens for a safe-distance drink with the neighbours.
The scented garden at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital was planted by RHS ambassador Jamie Butterworth over three days, using hundreds of donated plants from a Flower Show display.
Thousands of medal-winning plants are for sale online. Make a perfect summer garden and help to rescue nurseries.
Buckingham Palace has released a message of support from the Queen to mark the opening day of the virtual RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Voting has now opened Chelsea’s Plant of the Year competition, while viewers can choose their Plant of the Decade in a people's choice vote.
The contestants must take on a series of knockout challenges which see them construct extraordinary couture-inspired floral fantasy frocks and giant insects sculpted from grasses
The Balcony Gardener's Isabelle Palmer reveals how to create a mini container garden — even in the smallest of spaces.
With Chelsea Flower Show 2020 scrapped in favour of a "virtual" event, go online to buy peak-condition plants, trees and shrubs grown for the event. You’ll be supporting struggling nurseries and growers through the coronavirus crisis
Thousands of plants grown for scrapped Chelsea Flower Show find new homes – brightening the lives of staff and patients at five London hospitals in a fragrant thank you to NHS coronavirus frontline workers
Sweet mini strawberries, juicy tomatoes, fragrant herbs, cut-and-come-again lettuce – Melanie McDonagh reveals what you need to raise a lockdown mini crop to be proud of, even if the only available space is a sunny windowsill or table top
While a lot of local nurseries have closed completely for the duration of the Covid-19 lockdown, some are delivering plants, seeds, pots and compost to your doorstep if you live nearby.
Garden designers are making their final preparations for the opening of this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
Try your hand at urban gardening and transform your home into a green oasis...
Try your hand at urban gardening and transform your home into the perfect green oasis for springtime social distancing.
Put up with rain and winds, it’s time to do some potting. The secret is to choose the right kind of compost.
Could the judges dig your garden bolt hole?
Luxurious simplicity is the 2020 trend for our gardens.
Looking to turn your home into a green oasis but struggling to find a garden centre? Here are the best houseplant subscriptions to get your urban jungle off to a flying start...
London’s sheltered spaces and relatively mild winters make it possible to grow some of the most delicious scents in our gardens, from shrubs and climbers to bulbs for table-top pots.
Get through winter with a stylish garden packed with colourful perennials, grasses and elegant evergreens.
Alex Mitchell visits a Chelsea winner’s compact family garden in Battersea.
Whether you have a garden to rival a football pitch or a small space with just enough room for a table and chairs — here is how to choose the right lawnmower.
Architect Mark Smyth and his partner Laurent Delorme have created a space full of colour which is ideal for butterflies and bees.
Dahlias are the British autumn garden’s showgirl. Here's how to grow your own.
Here's how to keep your garden looking its best during the hot weather — even if you only have a few minutes a day.
You can grow a glorious container garden of herbs anywhere. Top chef Robin Gill has the recipe.
A "rose meadow" is a brilliant new idea for small London gardens without the fuss of pruning or deadheading.
Even a tiny balcony can be a peaceful green spot with the right planting.
Patch founder Freddie Blackett has some clever hacks up his sleeve to save your greenery.