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Anomalies are a sign that global heating is changing behaviour of flora and fauna

If your garden is wild and windblown, you need alpines, the SAS of the plant world, to withstand all the elements can throw at them

Celebrity gardeners are encouraging aspiring plotters to register for their local community garden during this year's National Allotments Week. Horticultural charity Garden Organic (gardenorganic.org) is encouraging current and future allotment holders to learn about the benefits of the 'organic way' of growing and naturally controlling pests. Experts from the charity are highlighting the wider benefits of allotments, which cover everything from protecting the planet, to saving us money and boosting our physical and mental health. Put your name down now, advises Chris Collins, former ...

Met Office data shows the UK average annual temperatures have risen by 3.9 per cent since 2015 with some months seeing a 50 per cent increase, allowing gardeners to grow a wider range of plants.

I N GARDENS across Britain the grass has stopped growing. They are not parched or drought-stricken. In fact, they are greener and more immaculate than before. That is because the lawns are actually synthetic substitutes made from thermoplastic polymers. Britons are fascinated by lawns. Country estates have long competed to have the most perfectly manicured grassland. “What you’re saying in big loud capital letters, is ‘I’m so flipping wealthy’,” says Fiona Davison of the Royal Horticultural Society ( RHS). With the advent of the lawnmower in 1830, the middle classes joined the fun...