Sow your opium poppies - used to make medical painkillers including morphine, codeine and oxycodone, as well as illegal ...

Some key steps - and a trip to the garden centre - now, will mean enjoying homegrown produce including courgettes, pumpkins ...

More than a century after “In Flanders Fields,” the poppy still symbolizes Memorial Day and is used to honor our fallen military heroes.

Spring has sprung ... and so has the garden, starting with the hellebores and a sprinkling of wild bloodroot that snuck into ...

Some plants have just finished flowering, while others are just getting started - here's how to make the most of summer colours ...

Tips for your summer garden, including working with the vagaries of the weather and keeping an eye out for snail damage ...

So many plants are trying to attract the attention of pollinating insects that they have to stand out from the crowd – so ...

WHEN the Scottish weather allows it, June is a great month to spend as much time as possible outdoors. Gardens will be coming ...

The month of June means gardeners are strongly urged to do this essential task to encourage growth and improve your garden's ...

Garden designer expert Diarmuid Gavin has warned gardeners about the distinctive-looking weed parrot feather which must be ...

Oriental poppies are bold, brash flowers, and their early bloom comes at a time when we most appreciate a flashy display of color. Poppies are tough, long-lived plants, hardy to the minus 30 ...