The famed British plantswoman left thousands of photos from her collection to the RHS Lindley Library ...

Step into a world of winter magic at the RHS Glow illuminations! As the nights grow longer, our gardens are transformed into enchanting landscapes of light, where trees shimmer, pathways twinkle, and ...

Fennel is a large attractive plant with soft feathery leaves and tall stems topped with flat clusters of tiny yellow flowers in summer. The leaves, flowers and seeds have an aniseed flavour and aroma ...

Grown for its spicy, pungent leaves, oregano is a sun-loving Mediterranean herb. Easy to grow, compact and drought tolerant, it thrives in pots or in the ground. It’s widely used in Italian and Greek ...

Some hardy palms will survive winters in much of lowland Britain in sheltered gardens with favourable local conditions. However, plants that are in exposed positions, in containers or wet at the roots ...

Avoid pruning plums in winter, as it increases the risk of infection by silver leaf disease to which plums and other Prunus species are prone. The best time for pruning is usually spring for young ...

A weeping, deciduous tree, to 15m tall and wide, with vigorous arching branches terminating in golden-yellow branchlets. Young yellow-green, lanceolate leaves mature to a glossy green and catkins ...

Okra – also known as ladies’ fingers or bhindi – is best grown in a greenhouse in the UK, although it may be worth trying outdoors on a hot, sunny patio. The calcium-rich pods are used in soups, stews ...

Most plants can be grown from seed using a variety of methods. Remember though that many will not ‘come true’, that is demonstrate the characteristics of the plant you collected them from. See our ...

The classic summer-flowering buddleja or butterfly bush (B. davidii) is easy to grow in a sunny spot and just needs some annual pruning to look good. There are a few buddlejas that need sheltered ...

These compact trees come in a range of elegant shapes, with a fine tracery of branches. Some are distinctly upright, while others are more spreading, weeping or cascading. The attractive leaves are ...

Pak choi is a fast-growing and delicious oriental brassica that can be used as baby leaves in salads or grown to form a larger rosette for cooking – lightly steam, sauté or stir-fry so the stems ...