Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is a type of grass that is widely used for garden lawns. The reason perennial ryegrass is good for this purpose is because it's hardy, germinates quickly from seed ...

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Parsley root (Petroselinum crispum var tuberosum) is a useful hardy winter vegetable, grown for its tasty edible roots which are long, white and tapered, topped with green leaves that are similar to ...

Ginger lilies are exotic perennials with bold foliage and spikes of bright flowers. They are often used in tropical style borders in combination with other dramatic plants, such as large-leaved cannas ...

The sparrowhawk is one of our smallest birds of prey. The male is around the size of blackbird and has blue-grey back and ...

Nevada, USA, is more than just gambling and cacti, editor Kevin Smith takes a road trip across the state to find the best ...

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Next year, Adam Frost is leaving the garden and heading back out on a nationwide tour with Fane – a leading producer and curator of captivating spoken word events. And now, Fane is offering five lucky ...