Step inside the gardens where Downton Abbey was filmed. Lady Carnarvon gives us an exclusice tour, including Dame Maggie Smith's bench, the secret garden and the spots where so many famous scenes were ...

Most of the star players in summer borders have faded by now, but there are plants you can buy at the garden centre to add instant impact. Look for plants that go on flowering into October to bridge ...

Blueberries are not only delicious and highly nutritious, they're also attractive shrubs, with white flowers in spring and lovely leaf colour in autumn. Blueberry bushes are easy to grow in the UK in ...

Calla lily, also known as arum lily, is not a true lily. It belongs to the genus Zantedeschia, which originates from South Africa. With huge, exotic looking flower-like spathes now available in a wide ...

Planting wildflowers is an easy way to introduce reliable, colourful and wildlife-friendly plants to your plot. In the UK we have lost more than 97 per cent of our meadows since the 1930s, so planting ...

Gypsophila (pronounced jip-sa-fe-la) are annual, hardy perennial or alpine plants that are grown for their airy sprays of tiny, star or trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of white or pale pink. The ...

Bathrooms are a popular place to keep house plants as they typically provide high levels of humidity, similar to a jungle environment, in which many indoor plants thrive. By adding some greenery, your ...

House plants fill your home with greenery and flowers, adding impact to every room. There's a huge variety to choose from, whether you're looking for bright flowers, height or dramatic foliage.

The traditional lawn is becoming less favourable now that droughts are more common as the effects of climate change intensify. On drought-prone, free-draining soil, lawn grass turns brown when under ...

When designing a garden it can be difficult to know where to begin. How do you assess the space, draw up a plan, start planting? And what about paths, boundaries, seating and screens? Whether you're ...

Keep your garden full of colour through autumn with a selection of late-flowering perennials, bulbs and shrubs. Some of the most popular plants for late colour include asters, sedums and Japanese ...

Vermiculite is a naturally occurring mineral (magnesium-aluminum-iron silicate) that is mined in various countries around the world, including the USA and South Africa. It gets its name from the Latin ...