Danger, mystery and beauty combine in this diverse series of gardens. Enter the poison garden if you dare, to see some of the world’s most toxic plants, including mandrake and opium poppies. In the ...

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 ...

There's no garden tool more essential than the trusty trowel. It's perfect for planting in both borders and containers, but is also great for weeding, getting bulbs in at the right depth, scooping ...

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 ...