Bloom is three years – 10 issues! – old, which is both incredible and humbling. Three years ago I had a full-time job commissioning books. I loved it and had worked hard to shi ...

The genus Achillea, commonly known as yarrow, takes its name from the mythological Greek warrior Achilles who, as well as having that weak heel, understood the power of the plant a ...

EXPLORE New nature reserves Some positive news – all around the country, outdoor spaces are being given back to nature, making it a bit easier for more of us to access the outdoo ...

Anyone who has flown over Britain will be familiar with the view from the plane’s windows: a patchwork quilt of fields stitched together by hedgerows. It’s a quintessential ima ...

Sloe Sloes are the berries of the blackthorn. This shrub is wild and unruly, with long thorns and small, narrow leaves. The fruits are round and a very deep blue. Don’t eat raw â ...

For all their beauty and familiarity, roses are perhaps the most misunderstood garden plants of all. Few plants are as shrouded in myths and misconceptions. Then there is the age-o ...

FOR FENCES AND ARCHES Lady of Shalott Highly scented, large flowered and very long flowering, even in semi-shade. A rich and beautiful colour. (pictured). H: 1.5m Warm Welcome A cl ...

Shorter days and sinking temperatures signal an end to the abundance of summer in the container garden, but don’t take this as your cue to put away the pots. A bit of effort repl ...

Many of us plant flowers to provide food for bees and other pollinators, but the focus is usually very much on the warm months of spring and summer when buzzing insects abound in o ...

Bee hotels provide a fantastic habitat for a variety of solitary bees, including red mason bees and leafcutters. In the wild, they lay eggs in holes in dead wood made by beetles, a ...