Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The journey of maturing horticultural taste can be every bit the equivalent of the culinary one. A bland cheese with ...

This time of the year, it is always a treat to see the blooms of eremurus, also called foxtail lily or desert candles. Very few plants add as much pop to your garden. There are several species of ...

After a string of some of the most grotesque of garden pests, like slugs, moles, aphids and apple maggots, my co-host Linda Thomas begged Ciscoe Morris to assign me something pretty, for a change.