Gardeners find roses irresistible for their beauty and long flowering season. Miniature roses have the same charms, plus the appeal of all things tiny.

Cool, light, airy, sophisticated, spacious are just some of the adjectives used to describe white interiors. White is also a wonderful background for green and flowering plant

If you check your plants regularly you can detect a red spider mite attack at an early stage. By acting speedily, it is possible to save the plants.

The Japanese flower arrangements are described by Sir Josiah Conder in his book The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement. These early groups were based on a styl

If your plant looks unhealthy find the appropriate symptom below, and diag-nose the cause of illness from the possibilities given. A sticky distorted look to the leaves, white

Indoor ferns require a situation that replicates to some degree their natural growing environment. They can thrive in a lot less light than most plants but can be temperature

The recently acquired knowledge that plants do not have to be grown in a terracotta pot with a hole in its base has led to a change in our entire concept of how plants can be

The Victorians were the first house plant enthusiasts but their plants had to be hardy and the range of species grown was small. This was due to the mainly unfavourable condit

Most people think of patios when they think of planters, but an indoor planter can be the focal point of a living or dining room, or act as a room divider in an open-plan spac