This specimen could be a related species, Camellia sasanqua, also in the Tea plant family (Theaceae). (Courtesy Tom Karwin) January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because ...

While it’s easier than ever to buy live plants online, sometimes, despite our best intentions, those live plants become, well, dead plants. Artificial plants — fake plants, silk plants ...

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The 68-year-old British horticulturalist imparts his wisdom monthly on a range of topics from composting and planting to pruning and mulching. This month, Monty revealed which trees, shrubs and ...

November to March is the ideal time to plant bare-root plants. These are plants that have been been grown in open ground, then dug up for despatch and planting during the dormant season. They are ...

Cuticular wax is the outermost hydrophobic barrier between plants and their environment. The ratio of wax components changes through the core shunt mechanism of the alkane-forming and alcohol ...

It's hardy and able to grow in more difficult soils, so this fast-growing plant is perfect for the tougher areas of your garden. As well as keeping buzzing visitors happy and well fed, the flowering ...