Gardening can be labour intensive, but making changes to the way you deal with watering, weeding and pruning, along with clever plant choices, can make your garden more low maintenance. You can make ...

Japanese knotweed is often confused with other plants. Here's a few of the most commonly mistaken plants, plus our tips on how to tell the difference between them and Japanese knotweed. This ...

Join BBC Gardeners' World Magazine on Thursday 24 April, for a day of fun and learning that includes a garden tour, a seed-sowing masterclass on edible flowers, a champagne reception and a ...

Kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa and Actinidia arguta) is delicious and nutritious, being particularly rich in vitamin C. Kiwi fruits grow on climbing vines, not trees, and bear heart-shaped leaves and ...

Parsley root (Petroselinum crispum var tuberosum) is a useful hardy winter vegetable, grown for its tasty edible roots which are long, white and tapered, topped with green leaves that are similar to ...

The sparrowhawk is one of our smallest birds of prey. The male is around the size of blackbird and has blue-grey back and wing feathers with orange-brown stripes on the chest and belly. The female is ...

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is a type of grass that is widely used for garden lawns. The reason perennial ryegrass is good for this purpose is because it's hardy, germinates quickly from seed ...

When I had the chance to visit Nevada, I wasn’t sure what I’d find to satisfy the appetite of a garden and nature lover. Surely this state is all about harsh desert and the bright lights of Las Vegas.

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' is a multi-stemmed tree with purple, heart-shaped leaves with pointed tips, which turn yellow in autumn before falling. In spring it bears deep crimson, pink or ...

Lacecap hydrangeas are instantly recognisable, with their flat flowerheads consisting of a centre of tiny, clustered flowers surrounded by a ring of showy florets. Unlike mophead hydrangeas, lacecaps ...