We all have visions of lush, overflowing flower beds when we start planting, but reality doesn't always quite match the image in our heads. However, you can get a little bit closer to the bountiful ...

Every gardener has favourite plants, those varieties that are a must-have every year in the garden. One of mine is the lowly lobelia, a plant that I began using in great profusion in my first garden ...

A remarkable amount of plant breeding is taking place around the world, and it’s very interesting to get a sense of the types of new plants being developed. Plant trials, conducted at many different ...

The bedding lobelia is used in flower beds and especially as trailing forms in window boxes and baskets. In these situations, it produces masses of flowers in a range of shades of blue, pink and white ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- I‘ve been growing Lobelia, a striking deep blue flower with white eyes, for many years. And although they’d always start out looking wonderful, as the summer season progressed, ...

Easter is a crazy time for gardeners. Every task is urgent and plants are selling faster than hot cross buns. Most gardeners are suckers for anything pretty in the nurseries or garden centres and love ...