No garden is complete without scent, and with a bit of planning, it's possible to enjoy scent in the garden during every month of the year.

Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) is a short-lived hardy perennial, loved for its showy display of colourful summer flowers. The foliage forms low rosettes of non-spreading, mid-green or bronze-green ...

Penstemons are valuable garden plants, grown for their long-flowering season and popularity with bees. There are many different types of penstemon, with some suited to the alpine garden while the ...

With seeds to sow and plants to care for, why not garden in comfort and treat your feet to a pair of gardening shoes? Practical and easy to slip on and off, they're ideal for wearing through the ...

A close relative of the barn swallow and a distant relative of the swift, the house martin is a summer migrant from Africa, and uses mud to make its cup-shaped nest under the eaves of houses, to raise ...

Leatherjackets are the grey, legless larvae of crane flies, or daddy-longlegs (Tipula spp.) There are several species that eat the roots of grasses and other plants but many feed on organic matter and ...

Murder mysteries… poisonous potions… mind altering… wily witchcraft… crime-solving… hedgerow pleasures… perilous industries… plant pursuing. Plants have the capacity to hold secrets, kill, enchant, ...

Visit some of the most beautiful gardens around the world with the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast. In our new series, Travel Tales: Gardens of the World, we’ll transport you to tropical ...

Also known as orchid cacti, epiphyllum cacti are tropical, succulent plants with a trailing habit and large, showy flowers. They're native to the rainforests of Central and South America, but in the ...

The cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) is native to Western Asia and Southeast Europe but was introduced to Britain in the 16th century and has naturalised here. It's frequently found growing wild as ...

Plant orange lily in a sunny area with well-drained soil. Orange lily will grow in acid or alkaline soil, but for those with heavy clay soil, they are better grown in containers. Orange lily can be ...