Designers have chosen planting to suit hotter drier English summers for the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.

Agapanthus is one of the most popular flowers among New Zealand gardeners, but it is a major threat to native plants and some councils list it as a pest species.

Gardeners like it because it can stabilise sandy banks, is easy to look after and flowers for a long season. There are now at least 10 different species of agapanthus available for the home gardener.

Singarayer Florentine is a professor of invasive species and restoration ecology. (Supplied: Federaton University)Professor Florentine said plants like agapanthus may have inert seeds but could be ...

In a carefully planned garden, border plantings aren't an afterthought. These plants are an essential part of your design, adding color, texture, and visual interest to in-ground and raised beds ...

An Australian woman's struggle to remove a highly invasive, introduced plant species from her home has highlighted why households should avoid the pest at all costs. Agapanthus, while popular for ...

How to deadhead Agapanthus. Although deadheading is one of the easy gardening tips everyone should know, you may have never actually deadheaded a plant. The method can also slightly change depending ...

Agapanthus that is not hardy (down to -4°C) is reserved for mild climates (Mediterranean south, Atlantic coast) and for winter pots. These are the species Agapanthus umbellatus. The dwarf variety ...

Agapanthus are among the many stunning purple flowers you can grow in your yard, with distinctive flower clusters that rise above the plants' ground cover foliage on tall, straight stems. Also called ...

Agapanthus are technically classified as a weed in Australia, according to the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Weeds Australia website. Also known as African Lily or Lily of the Nile, agapanthus ...

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