The best perennial plants for pots are ones that offer a long season of interest and are winter hardy, so you can rely on ...

They are also great for providing nectar to butterflies and bees. Also known as masterwort, astrantia is a beautiful shade-loving flower. It grows one to two feet tall and comes in a wide variety of ...

Encouraging a range of habitats to attract their natural predators (birds, hedgehogs, frogs, ground beetles) will also help.

In 2020 I moved to an 18th-century house in Suffolk with my husband, the poet Ian Patterson. My task was to restore the ...