Growing guides

Asters are perennials which produce lots of colourful daisy-like flowers year after year.

Banana plants grown indoors produce lovely foliage and interesting flowers and are easy to look after if you just follow...

A slow-growing and easy-to-care-for plant, the bay tree is extremely popular. The aromatic leaves are widely used in all...

Commonly known as the butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii is a hardy, summer flowering shrub which is very easy to grow.

‘Cavolo nero’ is a variety of kale, closely related to broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.

Ceanothus is a beautiful and eye-catching perennial shrub. The vivid and prolific blooms are usually blue, but white and...

Chard, or Swiss Chard, is a delicious and beautiful plant which will bring harvests to the kitchen and colour to the...

Cherry trees are truly beautiful, with different species offering gorgeous flowers, bark, leaves, and fruit. You can...

Cosmos, also known as Mexican Aster, is a great low maintenance and long flowering annual.

Crocosmia bring flashes of bright colour and vibrance to a garden, with their graceful, delicately arching flower stalks...

You may have heard of Carnations, Sweet Williams, and Pinks - these are all types of Dianthus.

The vibrant blue flowers of Forget-Me-Nots make them a pretty choice for brightening a spring garden.