What does the science actually tell us about wildlife gardening? Urban ecologist Dr Mark Goddard busts five common beliefs to ...

It’s pumpkin season, but which are the best ones when it comes to taste and carving for Halloween? Find expert advice from ...

Get useful advice from Paul Kettell at RHS Garden Wisley on why your fruit may fall, how it helps wildlife and try a ...

What does creeping cinquefoil look like? Creeping cinquefoil is a low-growing perennial, typically reaching less than 20cm (8in) in height. Its creeping stems bear leaves made up of five leaflets with ...

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On Saturday 12 October, 43 members of The Carnivorous Plant Society, the UK charity dedicated to the study and conservation of carnivorous plants, visited RHS Wisley to hear updates from the RHS ...

Over 30 diverse organisations have joined forces to create the National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy, which aims to implement the effective changes needed to halt the alarming hedgehog decline seen ...

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

Some hardy palms will survive winters in much of lowland Britain in sheltered gardens with favourable local conditions. However, plants that are in exposed positions, in containers or wet at the roots ...

A dessert pear, 2.5-8m tall depending upon the rootstock. Flowers white, fruit yellow-green with a good flavour. Pollination group 3. Season of use: mid- to late September ...

Why do leaves turn brown? Plants can be harmed by many problems, including feeding damage from invertebrates or mammals, attack by diseases, and issues caused by adverse environmental factors. However ...

What do butterbur and winter heliotrope look like? Distinguishing between butterbur and winter heliotrope isn’t essential as both can be grown as pollinator-friendly ground cover plants. They can, ...