Tropical Plant News

A gardening commentator has recounted spotting the "best Wisteria sinensis I have ever seen". Guardian columnist Dan Pearson made the discovery while walking past a house in Westminster, London. He said the plant is a great way to "furnish the hot sunny walls", adding: "It is a good, true blue...

Those looking to give their garden an exotic touch should invest in some Bougainvillea glabra plants. According to the BBC Plant Finder directory, this striking purple plant is "flamboyant and fun". Ideally, green-fingered enthusiasts should set this climber into the soil in a border or 30cm...

Those growing Trachelospermum jasminoides plants should ensure they water its roots freely. The BBC Plant Finder website explained that these hardy climbers need to be given a monthly dose of liquid fertiliser during the growing season to complement their H20 intake. However, green-fingered...

Even if you have a tiny back garden, you could still turn it into a dazzling floral display come summer by using climbing plants.This is the suggestion of the Daily Mail's horticultural expert Monty Don, who pointed out that with more houses being built with smaller gardens in the UK,...

Although gardeners may not have much to do outdoors at present, they can still use January as a time for planning what they might plant to make a feature out of currently problematic areas in the garden.This is the advice of Jane Ford, gardening expert for the Fort Wayne News Sentinel, who said...