At a time when flowering plants are few and far between, the Christmas cactus comes into its own. This colourful cactus, also known as schlumbergera, flowers in shades of metallic pink, red ...

Mbaziira, who claims to be the only person who grows Cacti from seeds in East Africa gets his love for nature, flowers and subsequently, Cactus and succulent flowers from the job he used to do.

Christmas cactuses are easy-going, tropical plants that grow well in most homes and rarely need pruning. But if your plant is overgrown or you want to create new cactus plants from stem cuttings ...

How to encourage Christmas cactus to flower 'prolifically' every year (Image: GETTY) Despite this, the plant is easy to care for and can look healthy and happy for weeks over the Christmas period.

A furious mother has slammed B&Q after her son bought a £4 'blooming' cactus only to discover that the flowers were fake and had been glued on. Emily Dennys, 41, visited B&Q's Longwell Green ...

MONTY DON: Cactus makes perfect, just keep your desert flowers cool and dry By MONTY DON FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 17:30 EDT, 7 January 2011 ...