The weird shapes of these fleshy plants are an endless source of fascination, especially when exotic flowers bloom on them. The flowers of cacti are particularly exquisite and brilliant. Some grow...

For either formal or informal pools, the water lily, perhaps, should be the first considered, for it is the queen of the water garden. The first essential for successful culti...

The art of Bonsai is like the art of Japanese flower arranging. Bonsai look best if shown off on their own and very simply dis...

It may seem strange to put together in one section two unrelated families of plants, but I have chosen to do this because I believe the combination of conifers and heathers indoors (often as...

Leaves are vital to the living world, for lonely they can convert the sun’s energy into food for plants and, subsequently, for animals and people. Leaf shapes and patterns Plants...

Some house plants never need pruning,  because they are sold as ‘preformed’, well shaped plants and remain the same size and shape all their lives. Then, too, many ho...