You can take lavender cuttings and grow new plants for free, or pick up a floriferous compact Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' from Sarah Raven if you prefer. One of our favourite autumn-flowering ...

1 College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China 2 Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environment Carrying Capacity, Northwest University, Xi’an, China ...

It’s a woody shrub, one that’s as tough as a boot. “Elaeagnus” is the name, and fragrance is its game. But my bet is that most people have never seen its flowers. It blooms in October when ...