They work as hard as bees to pollinate our plants, often look and sound like bees but have no sting – yet hoverflies remain ...

Nano-agrochemicals and nanomedicine are two areas of active research. While there are some distinct differences there are areas of overlap and lessons which can be learned. Here, the authors ...

Give your budding flowers and green shoots a helping hand this week, tackle unwelcome invaders and start coaxing your lawn ...

Gedney have its own delivery transport and offer quick order turnaround in season and are situated in the Lincolnshire fens ...

Five years ago my mother moved from a semi-detached house in the suburbs to an apartment complex near the city. At home she’d had front and back gardens. Now she’s very happily downsized to a smallish ...

A mass of glossy oval leaves on tree-like branching stems, the money plant (Crassula ovata) is one of the most distinctive indoor plants. It is prized in China and across the globe by practitioners of ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...

For much better results this month buy seedling plants, which can soon be planted out. If you are sowing seed, do so indoors on a heated propagator to speed up germination. When to harvest: June to ...

While you enjoy the blooms of these popular perennials in the spring, it's not the best time to plant them in your garden. Learn the best time to plant peonies for optimal growth and an armload of ...

Commonly called rock cress, aubretia is a nice spillover plant on walls, and, of course, it beautifully accents rocks in the garden. Both plants come in shades of pink and purple, but it is the ...