RHS Flower Shows are filled with amazing garden designs, gorgeous floral displays and exclusive shopping. With something for ...
What are oak gall wasps? Oaks, especially the native species Quercus robur and Q. petraea are the host plants for more than 70 species of cynipid gall wasp. It is the larval stage of these insects ...
Malvern Autumn Show celebrates the best of the harvest with fruit & veg competitions, awards for vintage dress, cake bakes ...
Take a look at just some of the things to see and do at the new RHS Show. Tickets for the Show will be available shortly Terrace Gardens showcase what can be achieved in a smaller space. There are ...
Ever wanted to dive into the world of fungi? Whether you are an enthusiast or just curious and don’t know where to start, all you need is a little guidance. No book contains every fungal species out ...
A bushy, spreading evergreen sub-shrub to 75cm tall, with very aromatic, finely veined, grey-green, oblong leaves to 6cm long and 2.5cm wide and short spikes of pale blue flowers in early summer.
L. angustifolia is a bushy shrub with strongly aromatic silvery or grey-green leaves and dense flower spikes of fragrant flowers. Cultivars in shades of purple to blue, pink and white, flower from ...
A rounded, medium-sized bushy evergreen shrub, with dark, glossy green leaves divided into three broad leaflets. Flowers pure white, scented, often appearing fitfully into winter ...
Clump-forming perennial about 60cm tall, with mid-green toothed leaves divided into three lobes. Large white, single flowers with a purplish-blue reverse and a golden yellow centre are held above ...
What do nettles look like? Common stinging nettles and small stinging nettles are similar in appearance, but their size and growth habits differ: Common stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is a herbaceous ...
Aphids are sap-sucking true bugs. They range in size from 1 to 7mm (¼in or less) long. Some aphids are known as greenfly or blackfly, but there are species that are yellow, pink, white or mottled.