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 ...

Perennial plants provide flowers in our gardens year after year. There’s a huge range to choose from, with plenty for every growing condition and for flowers at every time of year. Many are easy to ...

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 ...

Some of our favourite garden plants are bulbs, including daffodils, snowdrops, lilies and gladioli. They are planted when dormant and usually take just a few months to come into bloom. There are bulbs ...

Suitable for A range of colourful willow (Salix) species and cultivars It is possible to make two sets of living willow hurdles and fill the gap with soil which makes a solid structure. Permanent ...

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 ...

Known as the prayer plant, as it folds its leaves at night. It is a variable, rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial. It has elliptic to ovate shaped, dark green leaves with silver lines from the midrib ...