The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants which includes daisies, sunflowers and asters, are the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant family comprises around 34,000 species, ...

Hostas are generally easy-care plants that add texture and spark to shade gardens but a few extra steps in autumn can make ...

The saddest areas are the shady spots of your garden, particularly the understory (the space under your big trees), as ...

An extinct plant has been grown from a 1000-year-old seed of a previously unknown species of commiphora that was found in an ...

Even when the rain stops, these drought-tolerant plants keep going strong. They’ll survive dry conditions while adding color ...

Every fall season, nature lovers look forward to scenic fall foliage. But do we know the science behind why leaves do this once the temperatures start dropping? Here's how nature creates art ...

For centuries, its leaves have been used in traditional medicine as a natural treatment for a variety of conditions. Mulberry levels are rich in plant compounds like polyphenol antioxidants ...

Genetic analysis has shown that RNA polymerase V (Pol V) regulates plant defence independently of its known function in RNA-directed DNA methylation. These findings reveal a mechanism whereby Pol ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...

Which is the best leaf blower? As we head into fall, leaves, leaves and more leaves are steadily falling, getting everywhere and making your garden, your drive and other areas around your home messy.