Their long, spiked clusters of deep purple flowers attract butterflies—giving these pretty full-sun shrubs their name—and hummingbirds. Be careful about where you plant them, though.

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From the false olive to pompon tree and more, South Africa has many beautiful indigenous trees that are ideal for small gardens, attracting insect and bird ...

Boxwood shrubs are deer-resistant evergreen plants with small, glossy green leaves. The wintergreen variety is best known for its vibrant green color and compact growth habits. A mature ...

Prudence Gibson meets the woman behind the world’s most poisonous garden, and explains why even common plants such as azalea ...

Winter is full of seasonal delights, but we don’t normally associate this time with vibrant flowers. Most plant species ...

Planting plenty of berrying plants is a good way to support birds. They relish berries, stripping many by the new year – ...

More than 300 plants make up the attraction’s largest showing of chilli to date, including one of the world’s hottest chillies Wet, overcast summer provided the perfect conditions indoors for the exhi ...

Even though the sun is high in the sky the air around you feels cool as you sit it in the shade of a small tree. Everything ...

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Oct. 29, 2024 — Discoveries that impact lifespan and healthspan in fruit flies are usually tested in mice before being considered potentially relevant in humans, a ... Oceanographers Record the ...

From late winter snowdrops through to May’s alliums, bulbs are a cost-effective and easy way to add interest to your garden ...