All the simple secrets to growing fragrant, beautiful lavender plants that thrive year after year—even if you've failed ...

Pruning plants, flowers and trees helps to encourage flowering for longer as well as promote new growth. Here are four plants ...

When Debora Robertson moved house, she went from shady London terrace to sundrenched French villa. Here's what she learnt ...

Combine it with-low-growing ferns for textural contrast. One of my favourites is the Japanese painted fern, Athyrium ...

They are more forgiving when you miss a pruning session and make for great hedges in the yard or garden. French or Spanish lavender blooms mid-spring with a lifespan of three to five years. They have ...

neapolitanum) or French curly-leaved (var ... The flowers are tiny, blue, lavender, or white and once they have faded, severe pruning will encourage dense foliage growth. While easy to propagate from ...

After establishment, lavender is considered low maintenance with little watering needed. In fact, if you overwater this plant, it will become susceptible to root rot and leaf spot. Spring pruning is ...