Q: My big Erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ looks dry and brown on one side but is greening up and starting to bloom on the other. Can I cut back the dry side (or the whole thing) to rejuvenate it? Same ...

In some cultures, purple and mauve are symbols of prestige and wealth. But in the garden, purple is available to everyone and there are many colour variations. The reason there are so many purple and ...

We're enjoying a bumper year for wisteria. Last summer's drought will have stressed the plants, making them set more flowers than usual for this spring. The name brings one plant to mind, a familiar ...

Get outdoors this weekend and enjoy the carpets of crocuses and daffodils on display. Soon there will be tulips, too, and —­ loveliest of all — wallflowers. These are already budding in places and by ...

THE name cardamine doesn't trip lightly off the tongue, but many gardeners will know it as lady's smock - and the common alternatives, cuckoo flower and milkmaid. The subtle colours of our native ...