Sorrel grows unattended and adds a zesty, lemony bite to your meals. English visitors disdainfully call it a weed, while French visitors gleefully pluck the tender leaves for an instant nibble ...

Every garden needs a grapevine and they can be grown nearly anywhere in New Zealand without much fuss. As well as delicious grapes (if you can beat the birds) they’ll also decoratively cover a ...

Normally seen alone or in pairs, this tiny orange and brown butterfly thrives during warm, dry summers but is in long-term decline. Favouring heaths, chalk grassland and brownfield sites, their ...

When you're looking for a garden full of blooms from spring to fall, you'll need to choose carefully. Look for reblooming and ...

Willows can stop a river flooding a farm. Or they can turn a river dark and mean. Trying to control them, we’re realising, ...

One upside? Weeds can provide important clues about the quality of your garden soil, such as its pH level. "Why do we care about pH levels?

Weeds aren’t just freeloaders crashing our garden party. They’re messengers with important information that requires our attention. We just have to learn to speak their language.

Believe it or not, weeds aren’t just freeloaders crashing our garden party. They’re messengers with important information that requires our attention. We just have to learn to speak their ...

Plantain is a common garden weed with edible leaves and seeds. It may offer health benefits, such as improved digestion, enhanced wound healing, and lower inflammation.

Lifestyle Gardening Gardening Gardeners urged to dig out secret weed in June which looks like common flower Gardening experts are urging gardeners to keep a close eye on weeds this month ...