Look beyond the bold colours of this versatile flower to discover new, smaller blooms and softer shades in chalky lemon, apricot and pink
Read more...Immortalised by Monet in his exquisite paintings, idolised by the ancient Greeks and buried with Egyptian kings, water lilies have long been admired.
Read more...From rich blue blooms to elegant white lacecaps and bunched purple-russet mop-heads, hydrangeas are statuesque beauties that change colour as they fade, thriving in gardens and drying well for displays in the home
Read more...Beloved of the French – and cultivated by them for centuries – the ornamental cabbage is the perfect hardy annual for introducing sculptural form and a splash of vibrant colour to a winter garden
Read more...The distinctive white, lavender and purple hues of heather create a glorious autumnal display that is as suited to domestic gardens as windswept moors
Read more...From giant parkland trees to smaller garden-sized shrubs, acers offer the ultimate in autumn colour, their leaves igniting the landscape with spectacular shades of scarlet and crimson, burnished gold and bronze
Read more...With their large corymbs of tiny star-shaped flowers and succulent, coloured leaves, sedums bring both dramatic shape and rich colour to the garden throughout late summer and autumn
Read more...Ranging from the more diminutive, puckered specimens to be found in the shady dells and woodlands of rural Britain, to the towering tree ferns of Australia and New Zealand, the diversity and beauty of ferns has always made them exciting to collectors
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