If you want a fully-bloomed, colourful garden this summer, then there are certain flowers that you will want to plant right ...

Buying plants and seeds online is not only convenient but you’ll often find varieties that aren’t available at garden centres and you can shop from companies that specialise in a particular kind of ...

Dwarf iris are usually varieties of I. reticulata and make plants around 15cm tall. Dutch iris are much taller at around 80cm. Both come in rich colours and have beautiful petal markings. Dwarf iris ...

However, after several years the clumps will run out of steam and die off in the middle, leaving plants that are reluctant to flower. Fortunately it's easy to revive them. Irises spread by ...

The bearded iris (Iris germanica) is considered one of the best types of iris plants to grow in the garden, producing dazzling flowers around May and June. Other popular varieties of iris include ...

Carnivorous plants can be found on every continent except Antarctica and there are many species native to the UK including sundews, butterworts and bladderworts. Common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris ...

Four-part series in which Carol Klein explores the inner secrets and botanical history of four of our favourite garden plants: the rose, the tulip, the iris and the water lily.