At this year's Chelsea Flower Show, geums seemed to upstage all other flowers. By my reckoning, Geum 'Totally Tangerine' appeared in most, if not all, show gardens, becoming quite the it-girl for 2025 ...

Some plants just have everything that a gardener could require: good looks, long flowering season, trouble-free personality and hardiness. Yet the gardener may still not be aware of them. One plant ...

When it comes to plant buying, I tend to be resistant to new introductions. I generally stick with varieties that have a track record in cultivation and, preferably, that I’ve actually seen growing in ...

Training as a gardener back in Britain, avens (or geums as they are properly known) were familiar to me only as a crafty weed to be dug up and thrown into the compost bin. Resistant to herbicides and ...

Some gardeners tend to shy away from hot colours. But in late spring warm orange sprinkled through sultry tulips has real eye appeal. I had a timely reminder when I visited Derry Watkins's garden at ...

At this year’s Chelsea Flower Show there was one plant that drew oohs and aahs of admiration from the crowds more than any other. Geums were everywhere, from the large show gardens to the smaller ...