I am constantly on the lookout for the best plants for a courtyard garden as I have a small courtyard garden myself. It's a ...

Evergreens are the unsung heroes of garden borders. They can be versatile and resilient, adding greenery to boundaries, ...

Euonymus are generally easy to care for as houseplants and can tolerate a little neglect. They won't be as fussy as a ...

Winter winds can be particularly hard on broadleaf evergreen plants, causing plants to lose moisture from the foliage. This is best addressed by selecting a protected site at planting time.

No group of plants exemplifies this better than hollies. With their beautiful green foliage and bright red-to-orange berries, ...

The researchers found that planting a range of flowering plants will best provide nectar over the warmer months. They recommend planting nectar-rich shrubs, and plants that flower in late summer and ...

Most evergreen shrubs do not need thinning or formative ... dead wood in the centre if they are not pruned regularly. The best way to rejuvenate these plants is to cut them back during the dormant ...

Andrew Salisbury of the RHS on the best plants for insects The researchers ... with a bias towards native and near-native species. And evergreen plants such as holly, Christmas box and pittosporum ...