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The horticultural institution in Tulse Hill was founded in 1910 by a man who made his name in India
Sponsors may be feeling the squeeze but the annual horticultural event is one in which Britain still leads the world
As an ‘urban heat island’, the city is able to support some tropical plants but fruiting requires painstaking work
An attempt to recreate the traditional grassland landscape in his paddock proves a complex challenge for one gardener
The horticulturist advanced our understanding of plant genetics and helped pave the way for the theory of evolution
One represents a spiritual and mystical high point in architectural and horticultural practice, the other sets out to entertain
Designer Matthew Wilson has won plaudits at Chelsea Flower Show but one of his toughest jobs was closer to home
The music star lives in Gascony where he cultivates 100 hectares using heritage seeds and a horse-drawn plough
Cactus Nijar in Andalusia has built a reputation across Europe for its succulents and cacti
From perfect parterres and windbreaks gone wild to ‘devil’ leylandii and the Great Hedge of India
Some were built as playful ornaments, while others hide a more sinister story, from the Awful Precipice to the Jealous Wall
The company devoted to collecting and restoring horticulture ephemera — from niblicks to 19th-century flower pickers
Designer Matthew Wilson on how York Minster inspired him to explore the way that light interplays with gardens
Commercial viticulture barely existed in Wales 30 years ago but today its vineyards are winning international prizes
‘Bug hotels’, stink lilies and sunflower-growing contests are just some of the ways to instil a love of nature and plants
From the world’s largest (and smelliest) flower to the tiny yellow rattle which can help meadows to thrive
With more protein than wheat, grass pea could solve food shortages — if its toxicity can be overcome
Victorian botanist John Claudius Loudon coined the term and pioneered a style of gardening using exotic woodland
How a single specimen introduced into the west as an exotic novelty became a plant invader that can destroy buildings
Native to the Canary Islands, these tottering giants can also be grown in far cooler environments
Himalayan flora has found a new home at Craigieburn Garden, tended by a sherpa-turned-gardener
The close link between horticulture and painting is gloriously illustrated in the Royal Academy’s new exhibition
The author has spent 25 years growing heirloom vegetables, from bizarrely named pumpkins to terrifyingly hot chilli peppers
The author is in fine form in his latest exploration of our relationship with nature.
How the outcome of a debate on chemical use in the US and Europe could impact on the insects
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