As summer starts to wind down, one of the first things many of us miss is the quiet yet constant hum of pollinators drifting through the garden. That soft buzz is the sound of a thriving yard in peak ...

Astrantia flowers. Many flowering plants, such as astrantia, self-seed, which means mother nature takes care of their dispersal and you don't have to worry about re-planting for next year. This is ...

Maybe it's an aging thing, this disenchantment with ostentatious beauty, but humbler flowers increasingly look better all the time. Handsome is precisely as handsome does, which is what makes ...

The perpetrator of this nuisance disfigurement is a fly called Phytomyza astrantiae, which, as the name suggests, is host-specific. The fly punctures the leaves to lay its eggs, and it is the tiny ...

Astrantia major or Ruby Wedding was introduced in 1986 in Oxfordshire, England at the garden of Phyllis Barwood. It was named in honour of her 40th Ruby Anniversary and what a distinction that must ...

OF all the so-called "cottage garden" plants, the astrantia is one of the most endearing. But, like many of its fellows, it cannot truthfully trace its ancestry back to the cottage garden - and that ...

Planting summer flowers is the easiest way to brighten up your garden throughout the warm season, and there are plenty of vibrant blooms which can be dug into beds and borders right now. Tender ...

Thriving in dappled shade, this hardy plant flowers all summer long and attracts bees and butterflies Erigeron karvinskianus Peonies There’s a group of hard-working perennials that ask for little care ...

From heavenly herbaceous perennials to gorgeous grasses, Diarmuid Gavin's essential guide to spring planting Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Astrantia Aquilegia Magnolia tree Nepeta Gardening is so rewarding at ...