Columbine, a flower meant for every garden, is a study in irony. Let’s start with its name. Columbine is derived from columbo, the Latin word for dove. If you take the flower and turn it upside down, ...

26 x 22.3 cm. (10.2 x 8.8 in.) ...

The relentless foul weather should be water off a duck's back to doughty gardeners, whose sights will be firmly forward facing, and there's one genus I'm looking forward to seeing again soon: anemones ...

Planting anemones is an act of faith. Their corms look like lumps of dirt and it’s hard to believe anything worth growing can come from them. But plant them now and you will get a wash of glorious ...

The crown anemone looks like a small, violet poppy. It is indigenous to the Mediterranean region including the Maltese islands but it is not as frequent as it is claimed to be. It flowers from January ...