Q: I have recently planted a butterfly bush in my backyard and it's growing rapidly. When is the right time to prune it? It currently has beautiful flowers and is great for attracting butterflies, but ...

The National Garden Bureau has selected several plants under its "Year of" program. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Year of the Angelonia, NGB's chosen annual. The organization dared go where ...

The woolly butterfly bush (Buddleia marrubiifolia) is a near-native from the neighboring Chihuahuan desert. It’s a great pollinator plant, has attractive grey-green leaves and bright orange clusters ...

The aim with gooseberries is to create an open, goblet shape. “You want good airflow through the centre,” Ali said. “Remove crossing branches and any low stems that will drag fruit onto the soil. This ...

They produce a gorgeous fragrance ...

Aldi suggests trimming last year's growth back to roughly 30-60cm from ground level, adjusting based on the plant's size and vigour. He said: "It can look brutal. But buddleia responds very well to a ...