Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, England, is home to the Poison Garden, which contains around 100 deadly and toxic plants.

Winter cold actually aids germination of some seeds. They will fare poorly if planted too late. It's advisable to plant seeds of California poppy, bread seed poppy, larkspur, nigella and bachelors ...

Many of our favorite plants need to go through a cold period known as vernalization. Each species has its own particular ...

Some flowers can be toxic for dogs and cats. Here's a list of what is safe—and what isn't—before you buy a bouquet this ...

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Dog owners are being urged to take care on Valentine's Day as some well-intentioned gifts may actually prove deadly to dogs.

The 10-time Chelsea Flower Show designer shares her secrets for rural and urban spaces that transport: from pergolas ...

Recent global events have shown us that we are feeling the effects of a warming planet, with the Spanish floods in October of last year to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.

Climbing or twining veggies and flowers like runner bean ‘Lazy Housewife,’ ‘Sugar Snap’ climbing peas, sweet pea ‘Mammoth ...

Conceived in homage to Geoffrey Fletcher and “The London Nobody Knows,” artist Joanna Moore introduces you to lesser-known corners of Spitalfields. (You can click on these pictures to enlarge them if ...

Stroud District Council has launched The Nature Recovery Project, to restore natural areas and promote biodiversity across the district.

In 1775, 250 years ago, William Withering, a physician practising in Birmingham, learnt of a folk remedy for dropsy involving the use of digitalis from purple foxgloves. He started to use it in his ...