Weigelas make the perfect garden shrub. They're hardy, low-maintenance, easy to grow and work well in a variety of situations, including mixed borders. Weigela is a deciduous shrub, with leaves that ...

Persian buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus) is often referred to as bedding ranunculus as it's a superb flower for adding a splash of colour to pots and borders, although blooms are relatively ...

If you're looking for large cat-friendly house plants, why not try a Kentia palm or parlour palm?Or perhaps a hanging plant like string of hearts to improve the look of a shelf? There are also lots of ...

New to gardening? Browse our list of features and gardening tips on garden design, including how to start a garden from scratch. BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.

There are actually seven species of duckweed in the UK, including five native species – common duckweed (Lemna minor), ivy-leaved duckweed (Lemna trisulca), great duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza), fat ...

Trachelospermum jasminoides – the classic star jasmine is a woody, evergreen climber with rich, dark green leaves which turn bronze in winter. The scented white flowers appear from mid- to late summer ...

How to grow mahonia. Position: all are happy in full sun, overhead shade for part of the day or in shade from the side Care: most soils are suitable, but not continuously wet ones. Generally hardy.

Almond blossom flowers are bowl-shaped, borne singly or in pairs and are up to 5cm across. They're usually pale pink, white, or deeper pink, depending on the variety. The dark green leaves, which open ...

Creeping phlox or moss phlox (Phlox subulata) is a dwarf plant that forms low-growing cushions or mats of slender evergreen leaves and turns into a blaze of colour in late spring and early ...

The avocado, Persea americana, bears delicious fruits packed with healthy fats. In the right conditions, trees can reach heights of up to 20m, but they're unlikely to grow so well in the UK. Avocados ...

If you have a large lawn and want to limit the time you spend mowing, it might be worth buying a ride-on mower. Ride-on mowers broadly divide into lawn riders, lawn tractors and front-seated mowers, ...

Planting up a flower bed can seem a bit daunting to begin with. Initially, it’s important to consider factors such as the size of your bed, how much sun it gets, the quality of your soil and what kind ...