Plant Library

Betula - some colourful alternative birches to the usual suspects

Prunus Part 3 - flowering cherries for top-working

Prunus Part 2 - flowering cherries for street tree planting

Prunus part 1 - flowering cherries for the garden

Rowan and whitebeam (Sorbus) — kaleidoscopic colours

Native trees and shrubs - part five

Native trees and shrubs - part four

Hawthorn (Crataegus) — fragrant flowers and tasty haws

Native trees and shrubs – part two

Native trees and shrubs – part one

Magnolia — large-flowered hybrids for the garden

Crab apple (Malus) — star billing for showy fruits

Dahlia

Rubus idaeus

Tulipa

Rudbeckia

Digitalis

Magnolia

Cornus

Malus

New Plants: Awards and trials

New Plants: Lavender - old favourites are now improved and new options stand out

New Plants: Brunnera - resilience and exciting introductions stoking fresh interest

New Plants: Delphiniums - progress made in seed-raised and tissue-cultured series

New Plants: Buddleja - developments include a neater plant size and sterile flowers

New Plants: Sedges - EverColor range offers versatility and colourful foliage

New Plants: Philadelphus - Developments see significant extension to flowering season

New Plants: Rudbeckia - Spectacular plants and unique colours hitting the market

New plants: Choisyas - Three breeders dominate the market for choisyas in Britain

New plants: Impatiens - breeding disease resistance into new Impatiens

RHS reveals peat-free grower numbers during Four Oaks/HortWeek seminar

This month in HortWeek history: 23 April 2022

Perennial fundraisers added to plant library

Frank P Matthews plants trees at National Trust Craflwyn Hall

Seven latest horticulture developments

Free flower bulbs for schools

B&Q launches 40 varieties and promotes 15 'digital' lavender-coloured plants

Jill Biden tulip launched

Peonies in the spotlight with Alec White

Deborah James rose raises £50,000