Chaenomeles species, particularly Chaenomeles speciosa, are gaining attention for their potential health benefits, especially their anti-inflammatory properties. Traditionally used in Chinese ...

Plant Heritage’s ‘Threatened Plant of the Year’ returns this February for 2025, with gardeners urged to submit rare or unusual plants into the competition for a chance to win.

In previous years, the following were crowned winners: an ornamental quince - Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Contorta’ - in 2023; a pretty peony - Paeonia ‘Gleam of Light’ - in 2022; a pretty-in-pi ...

Rejuvenation is typically done no more than every three to five years. It works well on multi-stemmed, twiggy shrubs such as Berberis, Buddleia, Chaenomeles, red-twig dogwood (Cornus), Cotinus, ...

A competition to find the UK's rarest plant has been launched. Plant Heritage's Threatened Plant of the Year 2025 competition is calling on gardeners across the country to search their gardens, ...

Why do deer come into gardens? In their natural habitat deer feed on foliage and shoots of shrubs and trees. If food is scarce in the winter, they may forage further afield. Deer only started entering ...

Plant Heritage's Threatened Plant of the Year 2025 competition is calling on gardeners across the country to search their gardens, greenhouses, or allotments for rare or unusual plants. The ...

GREEN-FINGERED residents in Worcestershire are being encouraged to search their gardens for rare or threatened house plants this spring. February sees the return of Plant Heritage’s annual search for ...

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