On a farm on the edge of Bristol, Simon Maughan has been looking after 40,000 Christmas trees for the last 25 years. Read his ...

Plants for Purpose will see the charity work in collaboration with the University of Nottingham to develop a deep learning tool that will identify characteristics among the more than 400,000 different ...

What does the science actually tell us about wildlife gardening? Urban ecologist Dr Mark Goddard busts five common beliefs to ...

The RHS will use AI (artificial intelligence) to help build a knowledge bank of cultivated plants for specific uses, such as pollination, pollution capture and water management, as it launches a new ...

Over 30 diverse organisations have joined forces to create the National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy, which aims to implement the effective changes needed to halt the alarming hedgehog decline seen ...

On Saturday 12 October, 43 members of The Carnivorous Plant Society, the UK charity dedicated to the study and conservation of carnivorous plants, visited RHS Wisley to hear updates from the RHS ...

The pruning methods explained below are for individual types and species of hydrangea. The most commonly grown hydrangeas in gardens are lacecaps and mopheads – mopheads are identified by their full, ...

Straightforward to grow and ideal for beginners, French beans produce good harvests in a relatively small space and are highly decorative too, with pods in a choice of colours. There are compact ...

Coriander is an easy crop to grow from seed, for harvesting both the leaves and seeds. It’s widely used in many dishes, especially in Mexican and Asian cuisine. Simply sow seeds outdoors, in the ...

Lavender is prized for its richly fragrant flowers and aromatic foliage. This easy-to-grow shrub thrives in a sunny spot, in free-draining soil or a container.

In July 2023, RHS botanist Jordan Bilsborrow helped perfect two of the designs: an oak leaf and a group of plants representing the four nations - Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England - to ...