There are two types of cacti – desert types and forest types. Desert cacti are very hardy and thrive in full sun, low water, ...

Is it too late to plant daffodils? It's likely a question that has plagued the mind of anyone who's spotted the endless bags of bulbs on sale at the moment at the garden centre – because a ...

Thanks to Radio 4’s Natural Histories, we know all about the daffodil. But did you know they make terrible vase-fellows? Daffodils can cause other flowers in a bouquet to wilt. Red roses for ...

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is launching a “daffodil diaries” project, as it marks 100 years since the charity’s science helped save the daffodil, asking industry and gardeners ...

The public is being urged to search for lost varieties of daffodils that are feared to be extinct in their gardens. Three types of daffodil have seemingly disappeared, but the Royal ...

Rare British daffodils may be hiding in plain sight in gardens and parks and experts want to track them down. They have drawn up a wanted list of long-lost varieties linked to local places ...

Royal Horticultural Society scientist James Kirkham Ramsbottom was honoured in 1925 for developing a hot water treatment against eelworms - credited with saving the daffodil. A century later ...

Q. How late is too late to plant daffodil bulbs? They are on sale, but I don’t want to buy them if they won’t survive. Although right now (late winter/early spring) is not the optimal time to ...