flowers

f ter nature’s winter palette of grey and brown, I crave the first signs of life, colour, anything that gives me a hint spring is on its w...

I would like to grow some “barometer plants” to use as an early warning system for my garden. What plants are first to respond to frost, ...

July is when China's auspicious lotus flowers come into glorious full bloom – here are some beautiful specimens photographed at the Lot...

In the pink: sun-loving Magnolia grandiflora in bloom. Photograph: shapencolour/Alamy On a bright day in February, with the grip of win...